Confessions of an IT Manager_Phil Factor

86 The Diary of a Microsoft Marketing Man
I woke up, in a 'one stop' process requiring a subtle paradigm shift. I
was in my bed at home, a complete integrated platform. The Sun was
streaming through the Windows. The world outside seemed peopleready.
To drive decisions on getting out of bed, I enumerated multiple
insightful, timely reasons for aligning with domestic goals in a familiar
and powerful way.
On reaching the kitchen, I achieved unparalleled connectivity in the
kettle by plugging it in, and leveraged the capabilities of the toaster by
switching it on in real time. Today, I felt I had a flexible and connected
infrastructure around me. I empowered the agile and adaptive cat at
every level by opening the cat-flap
I drank multiple cups of Feature-rich coffee, a default slice of
familiar and powerful toast followed by an optional one on a per-egg
basis, and adopted best practices in the bathroom to support daily bowel
operations. I seamlessly interacted with the bathroom mirror to
transform the valuable face and exceed expectations. I interoperated
with the toothbrush.
To support the bottom line I got into my trousers, I added a belt in
order to benefit from higher trouser reliability, improved manageability,
and enhanced support. I felt I had reduced my attack-surface.
Once dressed, I could focus on the high-value task of getting to work
and thereby maximize my interoperability, visibility and insight for more
accurate resource allocation, prioritisation, and risk management. How
optimal, I thought, to once more speed up delivery of business-critical
solutions that deliver higher growth and comprehensive profitability, to
achieve visibility, collaboration, and control.
So it was once more down the garden path to start the journey to my
office at Microsoft ….