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    LSE outage

    London Stock Exchange problem was network change mix up

    The two-hour disruption experienced by the London Stock Exchange's Turquoise multilateral trading facility (MTF) this week was the result of an error by a contractor when making a small network change, according to a source close to the company.
    Except the same kind of problem happened in the early 2000's (test systems being pointed at production systems). You would have thought they had learned from that earlier episode. Evidently not.
    Last edited by Sysman; 6 November 2010, 22:27.
    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

    #2
    Originally posted by Sysman View Post
    London Stock Exchange problem was network change mix up



    Except the same kind of problem happened in the early 2000's (test systems being pointed at production systems). You would have thought they had learned from that earlier episode. Evidently not.
    Get the CVs in, there will be a few roles available.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Sysman View Post
      London Stock Exchange problem was network change mix up



      Except the same kind of problem happened in the early 2000's (test systems being pointed at production systems). You would have thought they had learned from that earlier episode. Evidently not.
      Contractor takes the fall. Nothing to see here.
      Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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        #4
        Riiiiiight.

        So no issue with people's access rights then? No internal security policy issues?

        No problems about a lack of a robust design?

        No problems with processes & procedures?

        No problems with problem detection and resolution?

        Just a dodgy contractor. Fancy that.

        Still, I suppose it's a step forward from "a computer error".
        My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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          #5
          Own up, which one of you was it?

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            #6
            Any Bobs at the LSE?
            How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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              #7
              Originally posted by Sysman View Post

              You would have thought they had learned from that earlier episode. Evidently not.
              A financial crash happens not long after the last person who remembered the previous one retires.

              I guess the same kind of thing applies here.
              Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                #8
                Originally posted by Troll View Post
                Any Bobs at the LSE?
                Looks like it, they did the needful

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                  #9
                  oh FFS, the answer is obvious - they are trying to move away from great .NET to some Linux thingy

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Troll View Post
                    Any Bobs at the LSE?
                    My thoughts exactly
                    "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

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