In our weekly podcast (4MB MP3 file) we look at rate of change in the 3000 community shops this season. The period of transition between reliable 3000 applications and the new frontier of apps like SAP shows the contrast between high value and high performance, a couple of spots that IT directors aim for. Take about four minutes to listen to the note of dedication — however resigned — from an IT director who's changing very little on his 3000 while his best developers move the company's ERP applications to a new platform.