Can AI fix legacy IT? The ‘economics don’t hold up,’ says former IBM strategist
Vendors are pitching AI as a cure-all for legacy IT systems, but is it?
Joe McKendrick
Contributing Writer
Joined ZDNET
December 3, 2008
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Education
Communications degree, Temple University; Ongoing industry courses/sessions in enterprise computing, enterprise architecture
About Joe McKendrick
Joe McKendrick is an author and independent analyst who tracks the impact of information technology on management and markets. He has also served as co-chair of the annual AI Summit in New York since 2021. He has authored numerous research reports in partnership with Forbes Insights and Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc. Joe speaks frequently on AI, cloud, data, and enterprise computing topics at industry events and Webcasts. In a previous life, Joe served as director of the Administrative Management Society (AMS), an international professional association advancing knowledge within the IT and business management fields. He is a graduate of Temple University.
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