Re: Has virtualization become obsolete in 5G?

[Etienne-Victor Depasquale <edepa () ieee org>]

> Moreover, an employer doesn't have to give in to the whims of a
> conceited employee; and most do not.

This point plays straight up the path of the argument I recounted.

Yes, I agree that there's a relational problem inherent to the situation I
described.
Wouldn't any wise employer playing the relationship game ensure that he's
got cards to play?
And wouldn't the standardization approach be part of the deck?

Cheers,

Etienne

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom com> wrote:

> On 12/Aug/20 09:49, Etienne-Victor Depasquale wrote:
>
> > Two more bits' worth ...
> >
> > About a year ago, during a discussion with a local network operator's
> CTO,
> > I was told that dependency on the operator's employees
> > for production of software gave the employees too much leverage over
> > their employer (the operator, here).
> >
> > Perhaps industrial standardization of internal processes (including
> > orchestration APIs) weakens this leverage.
>
> I'm not sure that's a viable argument considering that any good employee
> (network, software, e.t.c.) will inherently have considerable leverage
> over their employer. And any good employer knows what to do when they
> realize they have good talent - either they do what is required to
> maintain that talent, or live with the risk of losing that talent to the
> competition.
>
> Moreover, an employer doesn't have to give in to the whims of a
> conceited employee; and most do not.
>
> Standardizing processes would do little to allay the fears of a CTO who
> is worried about being "cornered" by his/her staff. The real fear such a
> CTO would have is in implementation and operation of those processes at
> a technology level, i.e., where the rubber meets the actual road.
>
> If companies are going to be that scared by their employees, and if
> employees are going to play games with their employers, they each have
> other problems to solve, first :-).
>
> Mark.

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Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
University of Malta
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