Is it just me or does outsourcing a companies server hosting needs result in a world of pointless access request forms, SLA's and not much ever getting done as requested.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostIs it just me or does outsourcing a companies server hosting needs result in a world of pointless access request forms, SLA's and not much ever getting done as requested.
pointless -> documentation (about the business), SLAs (to support the business) and .. not much getting done.
... you're not at the pointy end of your company are you. What are you trying to achieve, it's pretty std. stuff (worldwide even)?Comment
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Originally posted by craig_m67 View Postpointless -> documentation (about the business), SLAs (to support the business) and .. not much getting done.
... you're not at the pointy end of your company are you. What are you trying to achieve, it's pretty std. stuff (worldwide)?
Documentation and SLA's are not worth the paper they're written on if they're never referred back to once they've been put in action.
Trying to acheive? A lower pulse rate by means of ranting.
1 day long face to face, several phone calls, 10's of emails, 2 change requests and the accompanying 200 page design doc that I've spent the past 2 months writing and I'm still waiting for basic access to some systems
Last edited by Spacecadet; 30 November 2009, 11:41.Coffee's for closersComment
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... i'm not helping with your objective (pulse) then
Ditch 'em.. #unts, plenty of other monkeys who can feed and water racks of tin. Especially if they're ignoring the basics (doco, SLAs, the customer and your potential CPDO).
here, have a beer.. and apologies for the point end comment.. i hear middle earth rants from enterprise all day.Last edited by craig_m67; 30 November 2009, 12:10.Comment
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Originally posted by craig_m67 View Post... i'm not helping with your objective (pulse) then
Ditch 'em.. #unts, plenty of other monkeys who can feed and water racks of tin. Especially if they're ignoring the basics (doco, SLAs, the customer and your potential CPDO).
here, have a beer.. and apologies for the point end comment.. i hear middle earth rants from enterprise all day.
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Originally posted by craig_m67 View Posti hear middle earth rants from enterprise all day.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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.. a no risk deliverable, another bubble in the making.Comment
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Originally posted by swamp View Post£12,000 to change an IP address.Comment
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