The world is increasingly IT stratified, and according to the problems in this article, the US government is in need of an IT makeover. The government currently spends 76 billion dollars a year to support a widely spanned IT systems, and while this once again may be a ploy by IBM to make some money, it would seem beneficial to all to adhere to a much smaller support system. This could create a unified training program, unified support teams, and a much smaller budget for IT services. It says that though these are new ideas for the government, that the individuals proposing these changes have extensive knowledge and experience cutting costs for other companies, giving credence to all of the proposed changes. This from the CEO: "Our report contains straightforward, proven ways to pare back $1 trillion from the deficit while increasing productivity and enabling sustainable competitiveness," Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell, said in a statement. "We're serious about helping to provide solutions for the mounting debt crisis, and we're optimistic that changes today will help lay the foundation for future job growth and innovation for our country" These proposed changes would clearly benefit Dell, but if he is sincere about wanting to give job growth and innovation to the country while helping out with out mounting deficit, i see no reason why the US government would not be jumping at the bit to take part in these changes.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
http://www.cio.com/article/622331/Tech_CEOs_Tell_US_Gov_t_How_to_Cut_1_Trillion_From_Deficit?source=rss_news
Whether or not IBM is using this as a ploy to gain additional government contracts to help lower the national debt as much as 1.2 trillion by 2020, nearly all that this article states as possible solutions seem like necessities if the US will continue to stay at the forefront of "international competitiveness." This article brings up several key points that we have discussed so far this semester, such as streamlining product supply chains, consolidating IT resources, and through virtualization. Despite the fact that this could potentially cut down on the ever-growing national deficit, these all seem like changes that the government should pursue anyway to continue to progress and streamline in the growing world of IT.
The world is increasingly IT stratified, and according to the problems in this article, the US government is in need of an IT makeover. The government currently spends 76 billion dollars a year to support a widely spanned IT systems, and while this once again may be a ploy by IBM to make some money, it would seem beneficial to all to adhere to a much smaller support system. This could create a unified training program, unified support teams, and a much smaller budget for IT services. It says that though these are new ideas for the government, that the individuals proposing these changes have extensive knowledge and experience cutting costs for other companies, giving credence to all of the proposed changes. This from the CEO: "Our report contains straightforward, proven ways to pare back $1 trillion from the deficit while increasing productivity and enabling sustainable competitiveness," Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell, said in a statement. "We're serious about helping to provide solutions for the mounting debt crisis, and we're optimistic that changes today will help lay the foundation for future job growth and innovation for our country" These proposed changes would clearly benefit Dell, but if he is sincere about wanting to give job growth and innovation to the country while helping out with out mounting deficit, i see no reason why the US government would not be jumping at the bit to take part in these changes.
The world is increasingly IT stratified, and according to the problems in this article, the US government is in need of an IT makeover. The government currently spends 76 billion dollars a year to support a widely spanned IT systems, and while this once again may be a ploy by IBM to make some money, it would seem beneficial to all to adhere to a much smaller support system. This could create a unified training program, unified support teams, and a much smaller budget for IT services. It says that though these are new ideas for the government, that the individuals proposing these changes have extensive knowledge and experience cutting costs for other companies, giving credence to all of the proposed changes. This from the CEO: "Our report contains straightforward, proven ways to pare back $1 trillion from the deficit while increasing productivity and enabling sustainable competitiveness," Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell, said in a statement. "We're serious about helping to provide solutions for the mounting debt crisis, and we're optimistic that changes today will help lay the foundation for future job growth and innovation for our country" These proposed changes would clearly benefit Dell, but if he is sincere about wanting to give job growth and innovation to the country while helping out with out mounting deficit, i see no reason why the US government would not be jumping at the bit to take part in these changes.
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