[nickolai]

>Just remember, the CIOs have the power to ban technologies that sneak out through the back door. Alienate them at your own peril!

I agree about the general idea of not throwing stones into the sky. They have a tendency to fall back down on one's nose.

However banning tools that were 'snuck in through the back door' because of their efficiency and because nobody had the heart to follow the actual procedure to get them through the front door strikes me as profoundly childish. Especially if it is done as some sort of vengeance, or 'just because we can'. In fact about just as childish as throwing stones into the sky.

I'm being a bit idealistic here. There will always be turf wars in BigCos. But hey if some people switched from trying to look like the best and brightest to getting stuff done instead, i'd be all for it.

[dmk23]

My point was not whether "banning tools that were 'snuck in through the back door'" is childish or fair or unfair. That's not even relevant. The point was that they have the power to do this and they do not hesitate to use it. Occasionally they even have valid reasons related to security and business continuity. Remember how all those defense / intelligence secrets walked out of the door on a USB stick and ended up on Wikileaks?

There is no place for idealism in selling to BigCos. You have to work through the process and build your case or someone else will steal your deal, possibly with an inferior product.