London airspace closed after computer failure

[scooterscot]

Okay, which one of you was it?

They should have used OS X, but no...

BBC News - London airspace closed after computer failure

London airspace closed after computer failure
Breaking news
London airspace has been closed until 19:00 GMT after a computer failure, air traffic controllers have said.

[Batcher]

Someone in a hurry to get to the CUK Xmas party pressed the emergency shutdown button instead of the door release

[BrilloPad]

Have they recently outsourced?

[scooterscot]

Have they recently outsourced?

How did you know?!?

NATS in line for £9m savings from cloud outsourcing


The UK’s foremost air traffic controller, NATS, is expecting to deliver savings of up to £9 million over the next four years as it transfers all desktop IT services to the cloud.

The move is expected to reduce the company’s environmental impact as well as enhance flexibility amongst the 6,000 strong workforce.

Research frequently points to the benefits of outsourcing to the cloud, though currently businesses in the UK have apparently been slower to outsource to the cloud than their rivals in the EU and the USA.

[AJ1982]

Hmmm, so todays issues at Swannick...

A loud bang heard one evening a week or two ago.

Jets scrambled, causing sonic booms a while ago coz of an unresponsive planes.

RUSSIANS!!!

[scooterscot]

The age of the equipment at Swannick pre-dates my existence especially that at West Drayton. Fook me it's scary. I recall quizzing and the standard response was 'if it works don't fix it'....

[Uncle Albert]

Sounds like MilanBenes has dug out the backup tape and loaded it up.

[MarillionFan]

Suittttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

[BrilloPad]

UK flights chaos: Air traffic control computers using software from the 1960s - Telegraph

Or what Zeity would call modern...

[scooterscot]

UK flights chaos: Air traffic control computers using software from the 1960s - Telegraph

Or what Zeity would call modern...

Obsolescence is a big a problem for them these days. End of life buys are no longer possible, and in some cases it's not possible to repair equipment in this country because the old equipment uses materials that are now illegal in the UK! NATS is like a ground based version of Concorde, old tech and very expensive to maintain.