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  • sal
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    Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
    Well the IBM squad drafted in to help a couple of weeks ago don't seem to have made any obvious changes
    I count this as a good thing...

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  • Cirrus
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    Just thinking about what the enormity of the challenge was, I can quite believe that objectively speaking what Sabadell, TSB, their highly skilled contractors etc achieved was actually fairly heroic.

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  • Cirrus
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    My best stab at IBM is Sabadell could be using Websphere, and the main problem has been with middleware. However I couldn't find anything to corroborate that although they do use Infosphere which might be in the same area.

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  • Scruff
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    IBM have recently made another large set of Involuntary redundancies across their Technical Specialists, in the UK - leaving around 20 June.

    Who they have left to try an unbungle the mess is of concern? IBM are only interested in keeping Sales people, with the Technical bods largely offshore now...

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  • MyUserName
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    I assumed he was talking about the guys!
    Sexist!

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  • Hobosapien
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    Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
    Well the IBM squad drafted in to help a couple of weeks ago don't seem to have made any obvious changes
    Change takes time, when IBM will be insisting on replacing the infrastructure with their own. e.g. database migration to DB2.

    I presume TSB are already within the IBM ecosystem otherwise they are jumping out of the fire into a cesspit and will be drowning a slow painful death.

    If I read it right the system they've tried to migrate to is already a botch of Microsoft and Unix technologies. How can adding IBM to that mix be a good idea? I have visions of the final showdown in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Sexist!
    I assumed he was talking about the guys!

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Portuguese (Venezuelan)

    they seem mostly good if a bit emotional.
    Not the same at all.

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
    Well the IBM squad drafted in to help a couple of weeks ago don't seem to have made any obvious changes
    The IBM directors are still finishing their rounds of golf with the TSB directors.

    Then you will have a few months spending millions on lawyers

    then after maybe 6-9 month someone will remember you were actually supposed to deliver some software but due to the cost of golf/lawyers there is no money left

    and due to the amount of time elapsed the exec now want an accelerated timescale implementation plan.

    so fook up

    then rinse n repeat

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  • TwoWolves
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    What this project needs is more willing and able UK based contractors!

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  • PerfectStorm
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    Well the IBM squad drafted in to help a couple of weeks ago don't seem to have made any obvious changes

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  • darmstadt
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    Maybe they went to serverless computing

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Portuguese (Venezuelan)

    they seem mostly good if a bit emotional.
    Sexist!

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    Ever worked with Spanish teams?
    Portuguese (Venezuelan)

    they seem mostly good if a bit emotional.

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  • cybersquatter
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    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
    Have you got a link on el reg?

    I worked at Avanade for many years and I really doubt they have the scale to manage this kind of project. Also, they are purely MS stack solution providers, so probably not them.
    https://forums.theregister.co.uk/for...or_some_users/

    The Reg poster seems to be under the incorrect impression Avanade is Accenture's only delivery arm (it isn't).

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