New or old, computer systems don’t always behave
Posted by Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010
To upgrade or not to upgrade? That is the question facing many state governments and their computer systems.
It’s a dilemma that hasn’t been made any easier by two recent examples on opposite sides of the country.
After a week when a data storage failure in a relatively new statewide system created havoc for Virginia state agencies, the final three agencies – including the 74 branches of the Department of Motor Vehicles – are expected to resume services today.
“The crash – still baffling to state officials – exposes the vulnerability of modern, massively complex interconnected computer networks,” writes the Washington Post today.
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