Configurable Network Computing - What's in A Name - CNC

CNC

In recent years, there has been much discussion among the CNC community on the title, "CNC." On many web sites including such sites as Oracle and Linkedin people who have worked in the CNC field for many years have proposed a new title to replace the traditional CNC nomen. One of the most popular is "JD Edwards Systems Architect" or "EnterpriseOne Architect" even simply "JDE Architect." This seems to be driven by the fact that many senior CNCs become involved in planning and implementing the underlying CNC architecture and that the term CNC really conveys no meaning as to the actual job description. While the discussions go round and round, recruiters continue to use the CNC job description or dispensing with the CNC term may refer to the job as "JD Edwards System Administrator." Unfortunately, this later term is largely misunderstood by recruiters and IT people unfamiliar with the complexities of a JD Edwards Implementation and have told CNCs that from the title JDE System Administrator, their responsibilities are fairly simple and probably mimic that of an email administrator or operating systems administrator adding/deleting users and resetting user passwords. Despite the discussions on the utility of the CNC title, the IT seems to return to it as the only industry-wide accepted way to term the job.