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IT-Business Alignment Prompting Tech Role Changes: Page 4 of 5

I understand and fully appreciate there are those who enjoy music and musical genres that are full of dissonance and disharmony but ultimately it's not the way to reach a critical mass audience. The same holds true for business and IT. But now, there is a new breed of IT producer: managed service providers that enable companies to focus on business growth and innovation, as well as deliver their unique-sounding brand.

New harmonies are beginning - and I stress beginning - to work like never before; the result is a new music to the ears of CEOs and CIOs. Who knows, 20 years from now " with any luck" they may still be singing your song.

John Bostick is president and CEO of dbaDIRECT, which provides data infrastructure management services to Fortune 1000 and private 500 firms.

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