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So who did BA outsource their IT to?
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Originally posted by Troll View PostYes
Yes againHis heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostFTFY
Every contractor should have a taxi company on speed-dial. You never know when you might need a fast car to the airport.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostEven if it was meteorite hitting whole datacenter and destroying everything - they should have had another one hundreds of miles away as backup ready to go at moments notice.
The above strategy is still used by major banks and corporate's and works fine. I think what BA is saying about their outage is 100% BS. Someone has screwed the database badly and it has been made worse by a bad fix.
I have tested bank systems where you can pull out the plug on a DB server and on restart the TTM will recover without loss."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostCertainly BA had that 25 years ago and even 40 years ago. If the main DC blew up, the second site or DR would take over seamlessly.
The above strategy is still used by major banks and corporate's and works fine. I think what BA is saying about their outage is 100% BS. Someone has screwed the database badly and it has been made worse by a bad fix.
I have tested bank systems where you can pull out the plug on a DB server and on restart the TTM will recover without loss.Comment
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Telegraph looks like its just the Home pagebloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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ToryGraph turned into poor cousin of The Daily Mail - click-baiting tulip behind paywall: they keep praising May as if those Brothers want some massive favour from her...Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostTelegraph that, for months, tried to block non subscribers by using cookies.Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View PostAre we really supposed to believe that a company as large as TCS do not have this level of basic protection against outages?
Either TCS are a complete and utter bunch of incompetent bollock juggling idiots .....Comment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostCertainly BA had that 25 years ago and even 40 years ago. If the main DC blew up, the second site or DR would take over seamlessly.
The above strategy is still used by major banks and corporate's and works fine. I think what BA is saying about their outage is 100% BS. Someone has screwed the database badly and it has been made worse by a bad fix.
I have tested bank systems where you can pull out the plug on a DB server and on restart the TTM will recover without loss.
DR testing often has a period of checking everything is in-place and worked correctly before commencement, such as checking all the backups actually worked before DR is invoked.
I do recall one incident when standalone testing the UPS generators blew everything because they weren't isolatedLast edited by BigRed; 29 May 2017, 22:29.Comment
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