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by xxxxxxxx 2054 days ago
As a counterpoint to this I hate it when data is treated like code. Need to create a new cost center? Raise a change request. Get an IP addressed added to a list in a firewall? CR. Bureaucracies thrive on this stuff.

Even worse when master data is hardcoded into applications. It still happens especially when a vendor can make an ongoing revenue stream from it.