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Today’s networking and collaboration tools present IT with the same challenges as the personal computer did in the ’80s. And predictably, IT is reacting in the same ways.

conversation with a CIO the other day. He was complaining about how users at his company were running roughshod over corporate systems and networks.The most recent problems came to light when a network failure cut off e-mail and Web access throughout the company’s far-flung operations.Instead of simply calling it a day, creative employees quickly implemented workarounds. One group installed a quick and dirty Wiki to enable team communications…The CIO’s response was predictable: He moved quickly to lock down corporate desktops and laptops to prohibit users from installing unapproved software or accessing unsupported Web services.It’s not the first time I’ve seen such a dramatic, knee-jerk response to user-supplied productivity tools. In fact, the rise (and attempted squashing) of new collaboration tools, social networks and wireless connectivity today has eerie parallels to early PC adoption. And despite the best intentions of corporate IT, the results will be the same .» lees het hele artikel [Bron: Socialtext.com]