It starts in kindergarten. Three playground swings and 15 kids. The teacher introduces the concept of sharing the swings by limiting the time per child. Fast-forward 30 years and those same children are hugging their IT servers and programs and clinging to “their” silo stash of legacy equipment and software. Now Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and the Office of Management and Budget are together assuming the role of kindergarten teacher and requiring federal agencies and workers to share — to operate their IT systems in a more cooperative way.
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Federal IT Services: Learning to Share
Posted by: John K. Higgins June 6, 2012 05:00 AMIt starts in kindergarten. Three playground swings and 15 kids. The teacher introduces the concept of sharing the swings by limiting the time per child. Fast-forward 30 years and those same children are hugging their IT servers and programs and clinging to “their” silo stash of legacy equipment and software. Now Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and the Office of Management and Budget are together assuming the role of kindergarten teacher and requiring federal agencies and workers to share — to operate their IT systems in a more cooperative way.