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How IKEA Patched Shellshock
jones_supa writes: Magnus Glantz, IT manager at IKEA, revealed that the Swedish furniture retailer has more than 3,500 Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers. With Shellshock, every single one of those servers needed to be patched to limit the risk of exploitation. So how did IKEA patch all those servers? Glantz showed a simple one-line Linux command and then jokingly walked away from the podium stating "That's it, thanks for coming." On a more serious note, he said that it took approximately two and half hours to upgrade their infrastructure to defend against Shellshock. The key was having a consistent approach to system management, which begins with a well-defined Standard Operating Environment (SOE). Additionally, Glantz has defined a lifecycle management plan that describes the lifecycle of how Linux will be used at Ikea for the next seven years.
From the article the grandparent obviously did not read "Glantz showed a simple one-line Linux command and then jokingly walked away from the podium stating "That's it, thanks for coming," as the audience erupted into boisterous applause.". So in fact top notch people skills.
Chaos - everything, everywhere, everywhen
Man holding hammer demonstrates ease of driving a nail into wood. Thousands holding screwdrivers are amazed.
So, what you are saying is I haven't bothered to read anything, or look at anything, but here is my completely irrelevant opinion?
Man, this place used to be something...
Professionals look and dress like professionals. If you insist on wearing grubby t-shirts and faded jeans at work don't be surprised if you're always kept out of the loop, never ever considered for promotion and ultimately the first to be let go when downsizing.
If you have troubles putting together IKEA furniture, I imagine Duplo LEGO would be out of your league too...