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Secret Service Runs At "Six Sixes" Availability

Posted by timothy on from the only-need-half-as-many dept.

PCM2 writes "ABC News is reporting that the US Secret Service is in dire need of server upgrades. 'Currently, 42 mission-oriented applications run on a 1980s IBM mainframe with a 68 percent performance reliability rating,' says one leaked memo. That finding was the result of an NSA study commissioned by the Secret Service to evaluate the severity of their computer problems. Curiously, upgrades to the Service's computers are being championed by Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who says he's had 'concern for a while' about the issue."

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  1. Re:Here's An Idea ... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 0, Troll

    I could point out that the cost of replacing this mainframe would mostly involve rewriting its applications to run on modern hardware. But then you'd be deprived of your joke, even if it is a pretty lame one.

    You are correct, and I hope someone gives you an 'Informative' point. Alas, this is /. Those of us who are 'early posting Karma monkeys' get modded up simply because people with Mod points don't want to slog through all the posts in a thread so they use them early and move on.

    Thanks for understanding.

  2. Re:Sampling bias by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Troll

    that's correct, but it still illustrates my point that windows server is capable of extremely high uptimes. anyone claimnig windows can't do 99.999% is a lier.

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  3. Re:Upgrade... by Mick+R · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can't think of a better advertisement FOR Linux that that!