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New Virginia IT Systems Lack Network Backup

Posted by timothy on from the private-did-not-make-perfect dept.

1sockchuck writes "Virginia's new state IT system is experiencing downtime in key services because of a mind-boggling oversight: the state apparently neglected to require network backup in a 10-year, $2.3 billion outsourcing deal with Northrop Grumman. The issue is causing serious downtime for state services. This fall the Virginia DMV has suffered 12 system outages spanning a total of more than 100 hours, and downtime hampered the state transportation department when a state of emergency was declared during the Nov. 11 Northeaster."

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  1. That's the way of the future... by master_p · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever seen backup systems in Star Trek, for example? you haven't. The future requires no backups.

    1. Re:That's the way of the future... by czmax · · Score: 2, Funny

      In the Star Trek future you can always route auxiliary power to the overloaded/failed device; which is usually sufficient to get to the end of the episode.

  2. Re:They have bigger problems than just this one... by east+coast · · Score: 3, Funny

    That wasn't a compromise of health records. That was transparency!

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  3. 15 day outage??? by tinkertim · · Score: 3, Funny

    From TFA:

    During the first six months of the year, state Department of Transportation workers faced 101 significant IT outages totaling 4,677 hours: an average of more than 46 hours per outage. One took 360 hours to fix.

    Suddenly, I don't feel so bad for that 2 1/2 hour glitch last week :)

  4. what? by circletimessquare · · Score: 2, Funny

    no supplemental reading material from libertarian crackpots about the virginal holiness of the unregulated market?

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