FUD - pure and simple - used to convince IT management and decision makers that they are on the wrong side of the equation. Truth, facts, etc. don't fit that narrative.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel B. Dyck (Contractor) <sdg>< Mainframe Systems Programmer – RavenTek Solution Partners -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Smith, Nathan (ATLANTA, GA) Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 8:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: IRS - 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware (nextgov.com) Why do people seem to ignore the fact that UNIX and the C Programming Language were being developed in 1969 and being used in the early '70s (thanks Bell Labs!)? I don't see the mad rush to do away with *nix-based systems or applications written in C because they're "old". Just because an application is "old" doesn't mean it's not being updated and enhanced. Anthem, Inc. Nathan A. Smith, Database Administrator Sr., Anthem Database Services 600 Peachtree St. NE, Main Drop GA1319-A154, Atlanta, GA 30308 O: (770) 519-6496 | M: (770) 519-6496 nathanael.sm...@anthem.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 08:50 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IRS - 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware (nextgov.com) I have a theory that no news article yet written on IT is accurate (and maybe we could drop the "on IT"). Regardless, this one seems to entirely miss the point that *new* hardware had a problem, not the *old* software. Not to mention that while being unable to accept payments and returns is bad for the government, it's merely somewhat annoying to taxpayers. Extending by 24 hours because everyone waited until the last day to pay isn't really that big a deal. Systems with one massive peak day per year are tough to manage. On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:48 PM, Gerhard Adam <gada...@charter.net> wrote: > Well, it's rather obvious that the people that wrote this article are > about as ignorant as they come. > sas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or may otherwise be protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message and any attachment thereto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
