IT Rebuttal Blog

Test IT Solutions Before You Invest

Written by Jaren Green Monday, 18 January 2010 12:35

The Marketing Department says, "We asked IT for a bike, but they delivered a car." How do these things happen?

Grassroots IT Consolidation

Written by Jaren Green Thursday, 17 December 2009 16:01

Based on my own observations of corporate insanity, I have this theory that a grassroots IT consolidation is better than a typical enterprise-level chop job.

About IT Rebuttal Blog

Written by Jaren Green Tuesday, 15 December 2009 00:00

Mental Numbness has infected many IT professionals like a virus. Some very smart people now say and do Dilbert-type things. That's part of the reason why we started this blog. We want to provide a Rebuttal to the politically-motivated, bad recommendations out there.

How to avoid unseen expenses in business solutions

Written by Jack Knollson Wednesday, 25 March 2009 17:00

The profit in many business-solution sales comes from the licensing of software. Such profits are often well deserved and earned by years of development and refinement. In spite of all this work, many of the purchasing companies find that total cost of ownership includes installation, customization, and maintenance - three expenses that are often beyond the known costs.

How can companies avoid this common situation? Here are three possible solutions.