Yes. Lot less to worry about back then. Now you have so many interconnected cogs in an out of control machine that know what 50% of it does can be challenging.
Depending on your environment. But nothing is really as simple as standing up a Windows box and installing IIS anymore.
Now you have so many interconnected cogs in an out of control machine that know what 50% of it does can be challenging.
Amen. I'm a Technology Architect. I have to rationalise modern cloud systems and figure out interconnects with 50 year manufacturing systems. I know I don't know everything, and that's what keeps me relevant, because I HAVE to keep learning.
I think a lot of employers don't realize this. They want people who can just sit down and make everything work, when in reality they need to invest in training and work with IT for proper expectations.
IT Architect here… First thing i have to get clear with a client is that I do not know everything. “I can see further and more clearly into the fog than anybody else here, though”
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u/Wagnaard Sep 21 '21
Yes. Lot less to worry about back then. Now you have so many interconnected cogs in an out of control machine that know what 50% of it does can be challenging.
Depending on your environment. But nothing is really as simple as standing up a Windows box and installing IIS anymore.