IT debt = Eternal burden ?
IT debt = Eternal burden ? Technical debt has an assumed name because it is somewhat similar to financial debt: if it is not repaid, interest accumulates. The more this debt is ignored, the more it takes root and spreads through the system, like a slow-release poison, leading to a gradual loss of efficiency. Technical debt in IT is: Partly an analogy to describe the accumulated cost of quality compromises in developments . This often results from a requirement for speed and efficiency, which will take precedence over the quality of developments. Partly an analogy to evoke outdated technologies still exploited on a large scale, on which the company can be heavily dependent. The Cobol language is the best-known example. How to diagnose the presence of a “technical debt”? Are you seeing an increase in maintenance costs? Are you having difficulty recruiting staff for your projects , particularly people skilled in the technologies that pose a problem to yo