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-----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Stats about IT Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_E4F47298C1DD67478772ED46F048B6BE497B9587C6ExchangeCoret_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us --_000_E4F47298C1DD67478772ED46F048B6BE497B9587C6ExchangeCoret_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Speaking of Gartner, I just read this: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/service-oriented/does-information-technology-crea= te-or-destroy-jobs-or-is-this-even-the-right-question/7939?tag=3Dnl.e539 It quotes a Gartner analyst as saying that "most of what the CFO, CEO and m= anagers do today will be done better by machines" within a couple of decade= s. Now, I know that upper management has a reputation for being dumber than a = box of rocks (thanks, Dilbert!). But the reality is that there are plenty o= f enterprise leaders with a great deal of wisdom, and they apply that wisdo= m to their jobs. We're way more than a couple of decades away from computer= s having or emulating wisdom, and a Gartner analyst who thinks otherwise ha= s probably spent too much time watching The Jetsons. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us --_000_E4F47298C1DD67478772ED46F048B6BE497B9587C6ExchangeCoret_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"; xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content= =3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micros= oft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.BalloonTextChar {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text"; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle21 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle22 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle23 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle24 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle25 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle26 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo= nt-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Speaking of Gartner, I just= read this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-fa= mily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href=3D"http://www.zdnet.com/= blog/service-oriented/does-information-technology-create-or-destroy-jobs-or= -is-this-even-the-right-question/7939?tag=3Dnl.e539">http://www.zdnet.com/b= log/service-oriented/does-information-technology-create-or-destroy-jobs-or-= is-this-even-the-right-question/7939?tag=3Dnl.e539</a><o:p></o:p></span></p= ><p><span >style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";colo= r:#1F497D'>It quotes a Gartner analyst as saying that “most of what t= he CFO, CEO and managers do today will be done better by machines” wi= thin a couple of decades.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span s= tyle=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>= Now, I know that upper management has a reputation for being dumber than a = box of rocks (thanks, Dilbert!). But the reality is that there are plenty o= f enterprise leaders with a great deal of wisdom, and they apply that wisdo= m to their jobs. We’re way more than a couple of decades away from co= mputers having or emulating wisdom, and a Gartner analyst who thinks otherw= ise has probably spent too much time watching The Jetsons.<o:p></o:p></span= ></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span >style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cali= bri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMso= Normal><span Normal>style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";c= olor:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style= =3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p= > </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span >style=3D'font-size:11.0p= t;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John Hornbuckle, MSMIS,= PMP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.= 0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MIS Department<o:p></= o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-fa= mily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Taylor County School District<o:= p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span p>style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;fon= t-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href=3D"www.taylor.k12.fl= .us">www.taylor.k12.fl.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp= an style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F49= 7D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-fam= ily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div= > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ <BR> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ <BR> <BR> --- <BR> To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ <BR> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com <BR> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ <BR> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ <BR> <BR> --- <BR> To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ <BR> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com <BR> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin </BODY></html>= --_000_E4F47298C1DD67478772ED46F048B6BE497B9587C6ExchangeCoret_--
