But if you're not in one of those organizations, youcan just forget it. Many of you work in IS organizations that under-invest in network technologies. Youget used to saying no to people when you wish you could say yes. Or yous ay yes when you know you should say no and spend the weekend at the officetrying to catch up. Too often, the purchase of a departmentalserver is seen as a one-time cost.
Disaster is sure to follow.
Maybe nottoday or tomorrow, but soon. Trust me on this. My suggestion is to think more about applyingmarket forces to your IS decision-making. I know it'san ugly word. No departmental manager wants to be charged for IS services,just like he or she doesn't want to be charged back for electricity, buthuman nature is such that if you don't place a monetary cost on a service,people will often behave irrationally.