tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post7233465583582281557..comments2023-08-06T10:29:57.905-04:00Comments on Small Thoughts: Cult of Competence.by FightMetrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822629867447235084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post-82846105034674699782009-03-05T11:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:58:00.000-05:00Furgate sounds like a solid pick. Regarding the ne...Furgate sounds like a solid pick. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the new CIO, I don't think that you are grokking the scale of the problem: a network assessment of a relatively small network is a several-person, several month task. When you're dealing with > 1 million employees, 80 zillion legacy programs (consider: many gov agencies run SNA over IP t.o talk to their mainframes), and lots and lots of whiz-bang shiny technology, he might be finished with a quality assessment right about the middle of a possible Obama second term. <BR/><BR/>And of course, that means that the assessment will be 6 years out of date.<BR/><BR/>Networx was supposed to provide a common operating environment, and I think it's a step in the right direction, but it's a small step (even though it's a huge contract).<BR/><BR/>Consider the complexity inherent in the different security levels that different agencies require - USDA has different threats than the SEC, which has different threats than the NRC. Applying one standard to all of them is yoking the cattle and oxen togetherDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491386537225283381noreply@blogger.com