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I had a friend that used to run an Exchange system. Actually, he was part of a team of four that managed a 50,000+ mailbox system for a very large company. In 2000 or 2001, he told me that his job would be done by computers in a few years and he had decided to leave the industry. Over the last 15 years, he's worked in another field. I have no idea if those Exchange systems are still around, and I would concede that mail is better purchased as a service for most organizations than managed in-house. However, I think my friend made a mistake. There are still plenty of people working in technology infrastructure in companies, making a good salary in good working conditions. I've spent my career in IT in one way or another, either as a developer, Operations staff, or manager. I see no sign of this going away quickly, though certainly many menial, simple tasks like checking logs and backups are being increasingly handled by automated systems. Read the rest of New IT Departments |