Class this week has been fun. I am still trying to come up ideas for my mini-project on how technology will be in 10 years. I have a few ideas, but I'm not sure which way I will let my creative juices flow. I enjoyed reading how my other classmates responded to the discussion boards. I was intrigued when I learned that there is more than one type of virtualization. The only one that I had some familiarity with was VMWare. I was happy that another classmate knew something about VMWare. I guess VMWare is more popular than I realized, and Lockheed isn’t the only company that uses it.
I also commented on the Technology Refresh discussion thread. I agree that that refresh of technology in a corporation should be based on whether the company needs the hardware and/or software updates. At first I was thinking that companies should try to stay ahead of the curve and update its technology before it’s actually really needed, but after reading some of my other classmate’s threads, I am starting to see that it could sometimes cause more harm than good to update technology too early. I now think it’s best to wait until substantive testing has been done on the new hardware and software before an organization decides to upgrade. Also, companies need to also think about how the new technology may affect existing technology currently being used already in the company.
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Yes with tech refresh, timing is everything. You don't want to be the "bleeding edge" of a new technology nor do you want to accept a technology so late that your users have to suffer. It is as challenging as timing the stock market!
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