Remember how I asked for help on this article, a while back? I finally finished writing it, and published it. I even managed to include a shout-out to LOPSA, because I appreciate you folks so much. :-)
IT Paleontology: Digging for the Oldest Software in Your Shop What’s the oldest third-party software your company uses? Why is it still in use? I asked IT professionals these questions, and gained a bit of insight into business motivations: what makes businesses hold onto software long past the presumed expiration date. http://www.druva.com/blog/it-paleontology-digging-for-the-oldest-software-in-your-shop/ (I sure would not mind if you spread it widely. :-) ) —Esther twitter.com/estherschindler On Mar 23, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Esther Schindler <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recently listened to an IT manager talk about how many Novell Netware > servers the organization still used. I could hear the pain in his voice. > > I’m planning to write a blog post about the old software that IT folks and > developers have to support. I’m thinking it might be entertaining… in a > schadenfreude way. And perhaps the “why” answers can give us all insight into > what makes organizations hold onto legacy applications, for good or ill. > > I’m not looking for answers about custom applications or in-house software. > The reasons to hold onto old custom code are relatively well-known, and a > different discussion. But software you acquired from a vendor…? > > But… what’s the oldest software your shop still uses? Why is it still in > place? > > Send me a note privately if you like, but I'm not planning to quote anyone by > name. It does help to have a context (e.g. "says a sysadmin at a midwest > insurance company") but it’s the experience that matters, not the company or > source’s name. > > --Esther > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/
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