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Yes, but you presumably hire people who are good at their jobs.

IBM hires... bodies.

And I'd imagine internal IBM IT is... anyone they can't use to bill a customer with.

Ouch.

I wouldn't let excellent internal IT to do a massive, specialized, critical migration because of the finger-pointing risks and pressure to fire should there be an unforeseen, unmitigated problem. When something is as mission-critical as email, use a lifeline and phone a consultant who does this regularly.

IBM should use this crisis as an opportunity to fire horrible IT resources, e.g., managers and staff.

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