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Corporate IT loved blackberrys, they could lock them down so it was email only, great stuff, I'm sure it matched some policy which had been set by someone Then
by ta1243 3y ago
Corporate IT loved blackberrys, they could lock them down so it was email only, great stuff, I'm sure it matched some policy which had been set by someone
Then a couple of execs got an iphone for christmas and started talking about angry birds to their chums at the golf club
Then those execs got themselves iphones, but didn't want to carry two phones around, so they forced corporate IT to make it happen
Corporate IT never recovered
- apple4ever 3y agoCorporate IT - especially back in those days - loved control and loved saying no. It has improved a bit, and the iPhone really helped (along with younger people coming in changing the culture). I've always had a default answer of "maybe" - let's look and see what we can do. Much better than always saying yes (and getting in trouble with overwork or problems) or always saying no (leading to people angry and shadow IT popping up).
- dessimus 3y ago> Corporate IT - especially back in those days - loved control and loved saying no. It has improved a bit, and the iPhone really helped (along with younger people coming in changing the culture). That's because when Dipshit McSalesface loses his device out at conference with his confidential leads and sales info, the CxO's make it IT's problem to deal with, not Sales'.
- ta1243 3y agoIn my experience, shadow IT is where all the business benefit is added, its where all the innovation happens However shadow IT doesn't allow large procurement contracts and expensive steak dinners in the Maldives for those at the top.