Wal-Mart Dictates Technological Terms - ' What You Should Do '
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Use What You've Got
Find applications in your existing infrastructure that you can put to use with any new technology you're considering.
Reuse
Find ways to reuse or reconfigure applications and technology you have to avoid extensive hiring and retraining.
Get Smarter
Talk to vendors and even to their vendors to see what everyone else is usingand what lessons can be learned from their mistakes.
Re-Commit
Determine just how important this customer is to your long-term business objectives before pursuing the project it is pushing.