Google is developing a system status reporting dashboard for its Apps Premier product line. This decision provides further evidence Google is serious about becoming an enterprise software vendor. CNET’s Dave Rosenberg posted the announcement email, describing the dashboard’s incident reporting features: A description of the problem, with emphasis on user impact…. …
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MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails
http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=999Online storage service MediaMax, also called The Linkup, went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company leaves behind unhappy users and raises questions about the reliability of cloud computing. …
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FAA computer failure slows nationwide air traffic
http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=996A computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration center in Atlanta has created air traffic problems across the country. From WSB Radio in Atlanta: FAA Computer Problems: Failure in the system that processes flight plans in the eastern U.S. FAA says no danger is involved. …
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Fundamentals Matter for Web 2.0 Business Cases
http://carruthk.blogspot.com/2008/06/fundamentals-matter-for...where the rot sets in. A good business case is a sound foundation for execution of a project. There is lots of good advice out there on how do deliver successful projects, and some exposition of project failures. Check out some of the links below...IT Project FailuresGantthead Australian Institute of Project Management Project Management Institute ProjectManagement.com By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire
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Different is hard: SAP - (Not Too Much) Business by Design
http://intacct.blogspot.com/2008/05/different-is-hard-sap-no...market, where customers can be up-and-running within weeks of placing an order. " What I haven't seen yet on the blogosphere is a deeper analysis of why at such a large and well run company like SAP a failure like this was almost certain to happen. Michael Krigsman started a discussion over at IT Project Failures focused mostly on SAP's large enterprise culture having a difficult time delivering on a mid-market solution. Others have focused on the technology failures with Business by Design that SAP has disclosed such as performance p
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Analysts vs. Bloggers: the discussion develops
http://analystrelations.blogspot.com/2008/03/analysts-vs-blo...not serious contributions to discourse. I've also been involved in a fascinating discussion about blogger relations, and been pointed to a few articles which tie into some of these themes. They are best read in the following, chronological, order. http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=438 http://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/11/01/blogger-relations-at-adobe-oracle-and-sap-and-a-bit-of-ibm-microsoft-sun/ http://www.johnsimonds.com/2006/11/more-on-blogger-relations/
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Math Comment Spam Protection - ArcelorMittal USW union members may approve strike - Reuters
http://www.thewordpressplugin.com/11367/math-comment-spam-pr...YORK (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union is urging members to authorize a strike against ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker. “We are aware that the USW is pursuing a strike authorization vote but negotiations are ongoing and we MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails - ZDNet Blogs Online storage service, MediaMax (also called The Linkup) , went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company leaves behind unhappy users and raises questions about the reliability of
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Fear of Clouds
http://blog.unitedheroes.net/archives/p/3040/fear-of-clouds/Investment banking is a gamble, it's just that the level of risk is low enough that it's not a major concern. Thing is, "cloud computing" is also a gamble. Your account could go away for any reason. The company hosting the service could go away. The company that the company providing the service depends on could go away. Any number of things can go boom and suddenly you are in the rather frightening position of staring up at a beautiful, cloudless digital sky. What's more, unlike the current Financial systems which have checks and assurances that you and
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ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals
http://talkback.zdnet.comMediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails Online storage service MediaMax, also called The Linkup, went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company raises questions about the reliability ...
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News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9806Psystar sues Apple! Claims violation of Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act Michael Krigsman: Breaking: FAA computer failure slows nationwide air traffic AP: FAA says communication breakdown delayed flights Failed government IT: ‘The mother of all databases’ Dancho Danchev: Malware detected at the International Space Station Ryan Naraine: Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don’t. Patch issued for Ubuntu security flaw
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News to know: IE 8; Code name of the day; Facebook security; Office 2.0
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9792Tech policy and presidential politics: Is it a vote getter? Andrew Nusca: Joe Biden loves RIAA, DRM; hates encryption, George Bush Deb Perelman: 5 ways to unwire your holiday weekend Michael Krigsman: Office 2.0: ‘conversations’ prevent IT failure Oliver Marks: Office 2.0: Eating our own dogfood… Dennis Howlett: Office 2.0: an Irregular mashup Intuit: software and services. Are you kidding me? SAP: show the love your customers crave Get those ToS sorted
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IT sanctuaries
http://sequellventures.blogspot.com/2008/08/it-sanctuaries.h...a seemingly endless economic turbulence that urges them to cut corners to survive. Just as an aside. Any let ups in SLA non-compliance by these IT vendors will now likely merit a compassionate review by clients, as well. Just kidding! Here is Michael Krigsmann listing outtwelve early warning signsthat signal IT project failure. You can see he is compassionate already -) Labels: IT services SLA Compliance
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Data, The Ugly Stepsister of Web 2.0
http://edgewatertech.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/data-the-ugly-...much to expect anybody to clean up the toxic data dump in one sitting and we can not tag Web 2.0 with the entire bill from years of neglect (just toss it in the basement, no one goes there).  If we do not ask IT to own up to the issue and insteadallow projects to fail, senior management, (fade to The Office ), will assume the technology is at fault and will not allocate the resources needed to make this key technological transition.
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