Tuesday July 13, 2004 "I'm not IT"...
I was in a meeting with some individuals in Sun's IT organization when a very interesting quote came up. An individual that shall remain nameless said: "I'm not SunIT, I'm ITOPS. There's a difference!"
That was a shocker to me. I know more about IT and it's different organizations, groups, divisions and separation of duties than most end users at Sun since I have been an interface between different IT and business groups more than once. I know that they have different groups handling different areas and that there is very little overlap of responsabilities between them.
On the other hand, if I am sitting in a meeting with someone from IT, that person is IT. I don't care if they are ITOPS, ITAS, ITSM, DCSIT, CSSIT or any other acronym with IT in it. For the duration of my interraction with you, you are IT.
On the same level, when ever people read this, or when I talk with people in regards to Sun, I am Sun. It doesn't matter that I am part of CNS, ICE or that I am an engineer rather than a salesperson. I AM Sun, and as such I am responsible to project a good image of Sun when ever I do have a chance.
-- Fred
( Jul 13 2004, 09:53:41 AM MDT ) Permalink