[Info-vax] The new world that VMS will be living in

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/9/2020 8:07 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2020-12-07, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> You don't think Deutsche Bank did a risk analysis??
> 
> I'm sure that RBS did a risk analysis before moving its mainframe
> day to day operations to India:
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2013/06/21/rbs_chernobyl_one_year_on/

I am sure that they did.

But the risk of an operator making a mistake during a software upgrade 
rollback is inherent. Unless it is an automated process then there is
some risk of human error. And whether the person sits on Scotland
or Hyderabad or whether the person wear a RBS badge or a XYZ badge
does not matter. Experience and ability to stay calm in a critical
situation matter.

And it is worth noting that the story in The Register has never been 
confirmed.

Maybe it is true. Maybe it was just a story planted by ex-employees 
unhappy to have been laid off.

The official story from RBS is that it all happened in Edinburgh.

Arne