Technology testers

摘要

Changing passwords, swapping out bad hardware and answering users' dumb questions are all part of being in IT. But often the reward for time in the tech trenches is a spot in a corporation's technology evaluation group. Keeping up with the latest and greatest IT products can be daunting. Some IT shops in large organizations set up subgroups to evaluate new products and determine the business value they might bring. Other big firms assemble IT teams to test products in a specific category, such as security or open source. Smaller shops also may rely on a technology evaluator to separate the wheat from the chaff.