On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Nathan Ward wrote:
I'm also laughing (with /s) about the fancy new database hadn't had
Not really "new", just centralised. Still i/CAD, still all the same information, but now based in AKL rather than instances in AKL, WLG and CHC. But, yes, consolidation like that is a pretty significant change.
it's DR procedures tested yet. Seems like something that'd be a good idea to test before going live. I'm constantly surprised at the lack
Yes, it would. However, to give them their due, they deliberately operate in a "system degraded" mode on a monthly basis to ensure that their DR procedues work properly. So while it was a bit silly to have not tested the DR before making the consolidated system live it wasn't a show-stopper because they knew that in the event of a failure they could continue to operate - that may have been part of the reason for not testing before going live, silly as it was in hind-sight.
of understanding/implementation of reliable architectures and procedures outside the Internet industry. Perhaps we should all get in to ITS for 5 years or so to sort out all this cruft.
DR/BC pays big money if you're halfway decent. Unfortunately most companies don't actually want to fork out for "halfway decent" and instead prefer "lowest bidder minus one" (aka Bob from IT) -- Matthew Poole "Don't use force. Get a bigger hammer."