Holy cow, the Crowdstrike crash...this felt like what we would expect during Y2K. It's def a wake-up call on self-education to de-monopolize our operating systems. I could see myself getting frustrated at my old job because they relied on what most airports are using for scheduling. I feel bad for those who are in need of paychecks, medical appointments, or emergency travels. >_<
[update failures] When every office had their own server: A mild inconvenience, can't access files on company intranet, tech guys need to work through lunch. Half the world relying on a single bank of computers: The entire world economy grinds to a halt.
[update failures] When every office had their own server: A mild inconvenience, can't access files on company intranet, tech guys need to work through lunch. Half the world relying on a single bank of computers: The entire world economy grinds to a halt.
@badgraphics You worded it very beautifully! I know you wrote entries that weren't too far from this topic.
I'm just glad that most of the state govts (including my old job) run on ancient legacy machines because their software was developed in VBasic.