> The efficiency of such tools is mostly just a matter of familiarity. That is just not true. Think of making that statement about any software - is the effici

> The efficiency of such tools is mostly just a matter of familiarity. That is just not true. Think of making that statement about any software - is the efficiency of all software roughly equal? > I struggle to think of them needing to be aware of one another. IT administrators have an order of magnitude less time than you seem to imagine, and an order of magnitude more systems and subsystems and components to manage than you imagine: It's not that they can't copy files and run commands, it's that they don't have time to learn to do that, manage it (including documenting procedures, changes, etc.), and implementing it for every action for every application on every system. It's not like your personal computers - the magnitude makes it a different thing entirely. The application needs to provide a management component that integrates with the admin's system management tool, just like your new railcar needs to integrate with the train tracks. Now if your railcar is really valuable, the train company might adapt it themselves, and IT admins do that, but it's a real cost. (OK, the railcar analogy is a bit of an exaggeration, but not as much as you think.)