This is going to raise all of the problems of internal politics, integration failure and inadequate testing that were blamed for the Atlanta failures. Unsurprisingly, IT managers often carry the responsibility for these failures.
Time, lack of budget and disruption to employees were the top three reasons given for not testing recovery plans. Employee blunders and hardware and software failures are more of a worry for IT directors than the much-hyped threat of terrorism when...
Better still, your PC crashes. In all complex systems a single point mechanism can lead to multiple failures and, conversely, multiple small failures can see a single dominant failure. Some generally unseen mechanisms can often lead to a cascade of...
Anthony Plewes investigates best practice. The blame for project failures is often placed at the foot of inefficient project management. With high-profile project failures affecting both public and private sector organisations, it's no surprise...
Hidden costs, high staff turnover and poor cross-cultural communications are the key causes of offshore outsourcing failures, according to new research from analyst house Gartner. The biggest mistake that is common to all offshore outsourcing...
Even people in Delhi have reported being unable to withdraw cash from ATMs as a result of systems failures in Mumbai. Internet backbone services went down for three days. Bloomberg reported Indian officials estimate the disaster will cost the city...
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