Do you have any idea how tricky that makes my work?
I've seen so many tactical solutions deployed locally without a thought for any strategic or corporate viewpoints.
Try building an integrated Business Intelligence solution where you have to troll amongst various departments to get the data you need - from Martin's accounting Access database (which he's loathe to share as knowledge means power), to Les's sales spreadsheet (updated whenever he gets the time), for instance. Give me a company with proper IT strategy anyday.
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