IDG Contributor Network: The chasm between efficient IT and lean IT

“Efficiency is doing things right" -- Peter Drucker"Lean is getting the right things done" -- Pascal Dennis
Efficiency is about spending less to get the same, whereas lean is about spending nothing on things that don’t matter. We often use these two terms interchangeably; however, in the context of enterprise IT, the contrast between them is remarkable.Traditional enterprise IT was created to support the business of the industrial era by delivering efficient solut