11 | 2002
| Global IT Is Here to Stay Embrace global outsourcing because you will not be able to ignore its benefits. It provides access to a wider pool of highly skilled workers, enabling you to reduce your development cycle time and offer more competitive pricing. Global IT Has Not Delivered Its benefits are marginal at best, and it relies on vulnerable networks. Globalization's main goal is to take advantage of a low-cost workforce. Like colonialism, it is doomed to fail. | "While the prophets of doom lurk on the sidelines, our technology continues to advance, our global networks continue to expand, and we continue to find ways to improve the way we manage our global projects." -- E.M. Bennatan, Guest Editor Opening Statement E.M. Bennatan Ready or Not: Global Sourcing Is in Your IT Future Ian S. Hayes High-Availability Networks: What Globalization Needs Now David C. Opferman Fighting Fragility: New Risks in the Globalization Challenge Carole Edrich Don't Play with "Mouths of Fire," and Other Lessons of Global Software Development Shemaria S. Toaff Globalization's Mixed Blessings Peter O'Farrell | |
Next IssuePreventing IT BurnoutGuest Editor: Ed Yourdon While the IT profession has had its share of glamour and respect, it has also subjected its practitioners to significant amounts of stress, overtime, and a number of other demotivating practices that have sometimes led to the phenomenon of "burnout." Next month, Cutter IT Journal Editor Emeritus Ed Yourdon and several distinguished contributors turn their attention to IT burnout. Can IT professionals head off the high absentee rates, low productivity, decreased morale, and higher turnover rates that characterize IT burnout? Or is IT burnout a natural phenomenon that can be used to eliminate "deadwood" from the organization? Don't miss next month's emotionally charged issue! [ Back to Top ] | ||
This month, Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant E.M. Bennatan wades into the debate over the effects of globalization on the software community. Are increasing complexity and interdependency making us "fragile," or can strategies like "high-availability" networking help us to build and maintain global interconnectedness? Many believe that the advantages of global development so outweigh the difficulties that the latter can be readily managed -- but at what cost? Find out in this issue of Cutter IT Journal.
