Tell them how much it will cost and maybe they will shut up.
I made the above statement to a Deputy CIO who runs the technology division for a significant part of the military industrial complex. OK...I actually said “maybe they will leave you alone” not “shut up”, but the title quote seems much more blog like.
His problem is email. The powers that be insist that their email be available 24x7. The Deputy CIO knows that their ancient infrastructure that includes 25 year old technology and stuff they bought yesterday, can’t support round the clock availability.
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