I suppose I need to come clean . . .

So I work for NetReturn in Australia and spend most of my working day talking about NetSuite. I am interested in NetSuite not only from a professional level, but also from a personal level. I really think that this is the way software needs to go. Companies do not need to manage and build software -- their job is to get on and make their own business happen. When businesses try to develop their own stuff it generally does not get built properly, or within a reasonable budget -- budgets always blow out.

Then there is the cost of maintaining that software over time. In talking with companies, I have found that many companies spend up to 90% more money on the upkeep of software than it cost to acquire or build. When businesses build their own software it is hard to detect how much is spent on maintenance and how much is spent on eternal development -- however.

On a different note -- we got a write up in an Australian mag -- iT News. Looks like a good article -- but as with many mags, very superficial. When are they going to write something more that people can take away as solid information and not just teasers?