By Kurt Marko
The flaw is in assuming that Mode 1 systems are on life-support instead of in need of some life-saving surgery and facelifts. Indeed, I completely subscribe to the view expressed in the previously-cited quote from analyst Jason Bloomberg,
What many organizations are finding is that for digital transformation to be successful, it must be end-to-end — with customers at one end and systems of record at the other. Traditional IT, of course, remains responsible for those systems of record.
Read the entire article at http://diginomica.com/2016/03/01/bimodal-it-is-only-harmful-when-oversimplified/
I generally agree with Kurt, but I think the perspective the title indicates is misleading. A more accurate title would be “Bimodal is a harmful oversimplification.”