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posted by takyon on Tuesday August 09 2016, @03:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the you're-grounded dept.

Cringley speculates like hell:

Delta Airlines last night suffered a major power outage at its data center in Atlanta that led to a systemwide shutdown of its computer network, stranding airliners and canceling flights all over the world. You already know that. What you may not know, however, is the likely role in the crisis of IT outsourcing and offshoring.

Do any Soylentils have inside/better information?


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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:41PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:41PM (#385835)

    Not much of a speculation; this has the stench of IBM and its crufty mainframe environments all over it. Probably not hardware failure (except perhaps power supply), but if you're ever looking for an OS environment that encourages human error, IBM probably has you covered on their z/OS machines.

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