Apparently Reports of mass disruptions across many supermarkets and retailers ,Banks , airports in Australia and the UK
Are City flying to Austria today ?
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Apparently Reports of mass disruptions across many supermarkets and retailers ,Banks , airports in Australia and the UK
Are City flying to Austria today ?
many European airports are now affected . chesterfield fc too
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">�� Due to a global IT outage, unfortunately tickets can not be purchased online, in-person or over the phone at this time.<br><br>We apologise for any inconvenience and will update when we can. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spireites?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spire ites</a> <a href="https://t.co/FDuV6eYemr">pic.twitter.com/FDuV6eYemr</a></p>— Chesterfield FC (@ChesterfieldFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChesterfieldFC/status/1814210155166240912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Airlines being grounded in USA, Sky News off the air, NHS GP system having issues as are many others.......
yet CCMB still going strong though!! :hehe:
Bloody Starmer.
I'm no IT expert but you only have to look out the window to see that the clouds aren't working today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monster munch
More seriously, a welcome reminder of the need to not be overly reliant on type of technology and the importance of cash 👍
:hehe:I was waiting for lom or ncb to post that.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
100% :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
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.
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Booking them in by pen & ink :thumbup:
Cash is king :wave:
No services I use are affected. Apart from my company laptop. That's a result.
Starmer to nationalise cyber security end point software in the uk ?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
You struck me as more of a bailiff/bouncerQuote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
Ran a fish and chip shop in Hull until last year when I sold up. Am working as an IT consultant now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dembe
Classic career change!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
1000% :thumbup: CBDC + digital ID could get ugly really fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Donald is not having of that that's if the dark forces don't take him out of courseQuote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">������ “I will NEVER allow the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency”<br><br>Trump goes on record again stating No to CBDC’s<br><br>“I will keep Elizabeth Warren & her goons away from you BitCoin”<br><br>Is it just me or does the way he say BC crack you up? <a href="https://t.co/618AyJNyj9">pic.twitter.com/618AyJNyj9</a></p>— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1814165314944290931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Oh no, they'll all be demanding it on here now!Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
its OK the BRICS countries got it sussed !Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
What's the best programming language for "Real World" in your opinion?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
Bloody Trump, blaming Bidens camp for letting Joe play with the toys in the IT Section
Strange post,again.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Whenever has his posts been otherwise? I mean why has he still got an obsession with biers?Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepster