Readers' thoughts on IT responsibility in the face of end users behaving badly

NetworkWorld.com | Network Management Research Center | Update Your Profile Readers' thoughts on IT responsibility in the face of end users behaving badly By Denise Dubie The topic of IT nightmares spawned a discussion around IT responsibility in which network professionals have argued that while end-user behavior can put an environment at risk, proper technological and educational measures taken by IT could reduce the impact of such risk. Read full story Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers the technologies, products and services that address network, systems, application and IT service management for Network World. E-mail Denise. SPONSORED BY NETSUPPORT Track Your IT Assets - Free 30 Day Trial Managing your company's IT assets means more than just selection and maintenance. Reporting, inventory, deployment and forecasting are also part of the job. NetSupport DNA provides you with the tools needed to better understand your network. 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