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[malvolio]

Although you might say several species of small, furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving it with a Pict is a fair summary of our little community...

[malvolio]

Not just "leather". The upset was thinking about someone killing an animal just to make a mannikin. 450 years ago. Originally used on furniture around Charles 1st time. Repurposed somewhere in the late 1800s. We think....

[malvolio]

I volunteer as a room guide at a NT house on occasion. Last time we had a couple of young ladies visiting, they got close to hysterical and refused to look at two admittedly ugly "companions" - 19th century mannequins - because they were covered in leather dating from the late 1500s......

[malvolio]

My point is that if it's not in the ITT it doesn't get offered in the proposed solution...

Also the outsourcer can't run a CMDB effectively rom outside the organisation, not can they operate code validation and testing services on behalf of the software teams. Especially f the client hasn't...

[malvolio]

Pro-trader - all engaged on estate builds, usually at rates well above most contractors. If you can find one, it will be £150 an hour plus travel and materials and it's no unknown for them not to turn up.

I agree that you need a pro for many jobs, but drilling holes and hanging shelves...

[malvolio]

Having worked on responses to many Ministry outsourcing ITTs in the past, they all follow the same general pattern. Provide a datacentre that can move all our exiting core infrastructure into the cloud, provide a service desk function to operate it and support our non-technical staff, and provide a...

[malvolio]

A very big question!

My approach has always to buy the best tool for the job when it's needed, so you eventually build up probably everything you need. Then again, I've been a homeowner for 50-odd years...

But starting from scratch will cost of bit of initial investment. A...

[malvolio]

There are really three parties in the upcoming fight. With respect to just UK's finances:

One is saying that yes, there is a problem with our finances and we will take steps to address those problems

One is saying yes there is a problem but we will find the money to bail us...