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Yes, but nobody got fired for buying IBM
by rolisz 2y ago
Yes, but nobody got fired for buying IBM
- antod 2y agoYeah if something you install doesn't work, you get the blame. If IBM supplies something that doesn't work (likely), you get to blame them instead.
- szszrk 2y agoBetween "works" and "doesn't work" there is a full rainbow of possible answers, KPIs, yearly reviews in a network of matrix reporting. There will be market for their services. Maybe a different one, but there will be.
- morgante 2y agoThat's a pretty outdated phrase, even in enterprise.
- kubami 2y agoBy no means it is an outdated phrase. Ask any startup sales person!
- morgante 2y agoI personally know a VP who was fired for buying "IBM Cloud." You can absolutely get flak for choosing IBM these days, even at a stodgy enterprise. The gist is still current, but you need to fill in AWS as the current uncontroversial choice.
- dubcanada 2y agoMust be a very terrible company to work for if they are firing people solely on them picking X over Y.