Global IT Outages

[MOZZER2]

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1000% CBDC + digital ID could get ugly really fast.

Donald is not having of that that's if the dark forces don't take him out of course

������ “I will NEVER allow the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency”

Trump goes on record again stating No to CBDC’s

“I will keep Elizabeth Warren & her goons away from you BitCoin”

Is it just me or does the way he say BC crack you up? pic.twitter.com/618AyJNyj9

— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 19, 2024

[Wales-Bales]

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Donald is not having of that that's if the dark forces don't take him out of course

������ “I will NEVER allow the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency”

Trump goes on record again stating No to CBDC’s

“I will keep Elizabeth Warren & her goons away from you BitCoin”

Is it just me or does the way he say BC crack you up? pic.twitter.com/618AyJNyj9
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 19, 2024

Oh no, they'll all be demanding it on here now!

[MOZZER2]

Re: Global IT Outages

Oh no, they'll all be demanding it on here now!

its OK the BRICS countries got it sussed !

[Maurice Swan]

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Outage caused by Crowdstrike (?) forcing out an update that had a bad effect on Microsoft Windows.

I worked in Computer support for thirty years, implementing many s/w updates and upgrades.
I'd have been hung, drawn and quartered if I caused a tiny percentage of the problems reported today..

Don't these big tech companies have some form of change control??
Microsoft is notorious for forcing updates on users, to hell with the consequences.

Same here...30 years....Worked at the likes of Banks/Supermarkets/Insurance companies......There ALWAYS has to be a verifiable roll back option and contingency plan....many companies had 'mirror sites' that stayed on the 'old system' while a new one was rolled out. Problem is by the time I retired companies were bringing in fresh graduates with MBA's but with no experience of the real world.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Same here...30 years....Worked at the likes of Banks/Supermarkets/Insurance companies......There ALWAYS has to be a verifiable roll back option and contingency plan....many companies had 'mirror sites' that stayed on the 'old system' while a new one was rolled out. Problem is by the time I retired companies were bringing in fresh graduates with MBA's but with no experience of the real world.

What's the best programming language for "Real World" in your opinion?

[Maurice Swan]

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What's the best programming language for "Real World" in your opinion?

Tims have move on since I retired in 2002...but Assembler was still the most reliable......supported systems written in CICS Macro level assembler in Boots and Lloyds Bank treasury systems. You have complete command of what is happening. Also used Cobol, which was widespread. Can't say I have kept up with more modern languages,and I think many of the 'old' systems have long since been replaced with third party 'packages' that often have to be hacked about (aka modified...) to attempt the correct functionality.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Tims have move on since I retired in 2002...but Assembler was still the most reliable......supported systems written in CICS Macro level assembler in Boots and Lloyds Bank treasury systems. You have complete command of what is happening. Also used Cobol, which was widespread. Can't say I have kept up with more modern languages,and I think many of the 'old' systems have long since been replaced with third party 'packages' that often have to be hacked about (aka modified...) to attempt the correct functionality.

So when you say in your considered opinion that the symptoms that delivered the global outage were clear because when you retired companies were bringing in fresh graduates with MBA's but with no experience of the real world it was 22 years ago?

[life on mars]

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Bloody Trump, blaming Bidens camp for letting Joe play with the toys in the IT Section

[jeepster]

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Bloody Trump, blaming Bidens camp for letting Joe play with the toys in the IT Section

Strange post,again.

[Dorcus]

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Strange post,again.

Whenever has his posts been otherwise? I mean why has he still got an obsession with biers?

[Dembe]

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Ran a fish and chip shop in Hull until last year when I sold up. Am working as an IT consultant now.

Thats a hell of a career change! I was only pissing about with my reply..

[lardy]

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Same here...30 years....Worked at the likes of Banks/Supermarkets/Insurance companies......There ALWAYS has to be a verifiable roll back option and contingency plan....many companies had 'mirror sites' that stayed on the 'old system' while a new one was rolled out. Problem is by the time I retired companies were bringing in fresh graduates with MBA's but with no experience of the real world.

It was a Crowdstrike update that caused a fault with windows. What backup could companies have in place for this? An entire operating system?

[bobh]

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It was a Crowdstrike update that caused a fault with windows. What backup could companies have in place for this? An entire operating system?

It's not the user companies that were at fault here - it was the obvious lack of proper testing by Crowdstrike.

[Maurice Swan]

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It was a Crowdstrike update that caused a fault with windows. What backup could companies have in place for this? An entire operating system?

yes....a mirror facility and solid roll back procedures....and Bobh is right...I mean Crowdstrike, not the individual companies...although they too should have contingency plans.

[lardy]

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yes....a mirror facility and solid roll back procedures....and Bobh is right...I mean Crowdstrike, not the individual companies...although they too should have contingency plans.

I'm not following.

Crowdstrike should have had a mirror facility and solid roll back procedures. But the problems were on the user computers, because Windows bluescreened there. What would a Crowdstrike contingency plan look like to solve this?

You'll have to help me out, as I'm not as experienced in IT as you.