RE: Diff -small shop vs. Global company

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While a larger company may have a larger budget, the problem is that you will 
often have to jump through considerably more hoops to make use of any of the 
money.



Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Subject: Re: Diff -small shop vs. Global company
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> One problem with a smaller shop is a limited budget.  This is because 
> to 'properly' equip a computer room with air conditioning, 
> uninterruptable power supply, security on the doors, etc. etc., 
> you're going to take a higher percentage of the company's funds than 
> with a large company.
> 
> Another is the 'attitude trap--' it's too easy to slide into the 
> "It's just a one-line change" mode of fixes-- and fixing the live 
> environment without testing things.  This is an easy slide because 
> it's just you and a few others.  Setting up a complete test 
> environment takes time and resources (money, disk space, etc. etc.), 
> and you may find the money to pay for these 'frills' hard to come by.
> 
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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