https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/comptuers/Recent content in Comptuers onhttps://geekyschmidt.com/2009/05/22/976/Fri, 22 May 2009 19:59:24 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2009/05/22/976/<img id="y0ox" style="width: 400px; height: 316px; float: left; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 1em;" src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=dch37b44_283g75f37c7_b" alt="" /> <p>Information technology and assurance both are commonly seen as negative costs in a budget. Deploying a new or replacement server is seen as “sunk” cost for very little gain. In the same vein implementing costly security packages before an attack seems imprudent. “We haven’t had security issues thus far” is a slogan to be plastered on the side of Silicone Valley. Sticking with legacy platforms and code bases to dodge the upgrade bullet only serve to hit you with cost later down the road. As a good friend of mine Marc states “plan to do it right first or plan on doing it again later.”</p>