If Wall Street analysts want to get a visceral feel for how the Internet works, they should tour a company that hosts Web services. They would be looking at some racks, some servers and a whole bunch of wires, and they could find out what all those pieces and parts do. The professionals working on Wall Street aren't stupid. CIOs want to make their CEOs happy. And CEOs want to make Wall Street analysts happy.
History is filled with examples where insight emerges only after a catastrophe.
In 1871, most of downtown Chicago burned to the ground in that famous fire. The downturn in the tech economy isn't as gloomy as you might expect. West Coast Bureau Chief Pimm Fox offers a list of 10 positive aspects from the tech wreck. Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Computerworld, Inc. is prohibited.