Is it time to begin considering the alternatives?

Once again, it is interesting to see major suppliers urging us to continue spending on 'updated hardware to run the latest and greatest software' regardless of the business benefit, whilst at the same time the worlds business leaders (including many of those major organisations) look to find and implement cost cutting measures.

My question is this - When is the worlds business going to wake up and being to invest in more cost effective technologies that enable systems to be built that support the business rather than the other way round. Furthermore, when is the media going to begin exploring some of these more economical alternatives to better inform their readers?

For over 30 years, companies like Revelation have used true MultiValue technologies to deliver such systems. Through OpenInsight we are able to deliver million pound systems to organisations for a tenth of the cost and our VARs (Value Added Resellers) usually only need to hire a fraction of the developers that many other technologies need, although I prefer to evangelise the notion of hiring the same number of people to do more for clients, push the boundaries of the solutions more and maintain a competitive edge.

In my honest opinion, I believe that maintaining a competitive edge will see many companies in hotly contested markets win through the global recession.