A brief presentation, given to members of the organization, highlighting the role and scope of Information Technology at the Insight Meditation Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
9. WHAT YOU DON’T SEE
The invisible and/or intangible aspects of IMS IT
10. What You Don’t See
• Astounding layers of complexity
• Vast array of hardware, software and technical standards
& protocols to study and master
• Anticipating obsolescence/adoption of new technologies
– rate of technological innovation leading to dramatically short
lifespan of assets and investments in hardware, software, web
presence, data formats, storage resources, etc