How to stop worrying and learn to love IT complexity

By Sean McGrath, ITworld.com

Ask yourself why you got in to IT in the first place. Was it to just turn up every day and monitor a stable-state system that works just fine all by itself? No. I didn't think so. Here is a weird factoid about IT folk who are good problem solvers: they are bored when there are no problems to solve. To avoid boredom (a heinous mental state!), they innovate. Innovation creates complexity. We tear our hair. We worry. But deep down, we really like it this way. ...continue reading 'How to stop worrying and learn to love IT complexity'