You guys have to remember that there is a massive supply chain that makes up the things that you use everyday.
I am a Y2K Coordinator at a Blood Products manufacturer in Victoria, Australia. Already in the office systems, responsible for QA we found issues that needed to be resolved, we can thankfully say now that systems appear to be functioning correctly over the dateline, but nothing is certain until it all click over for real.
Companies should not only be investing in IT personnell to fix the problem, but also be developing contingency plans for the "what if" scenerio. What if your supply chain is broken, what if your computer systems do not function at all.
These things are real guys, don't play them down, but don't be media like and blow them out of proportion.
If you think your systems are fine, do another check. I personally am not going to do any more Y2K after my current contract. Companies that exhibit some of your relaxed tendancies could come crashing down.
Please note that this message is not in response the previous authors message. Just some of the silly comments being posted up here that play down the issue.
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Ye All,
You guys have to remember that there
is a massive supply chain that makes
up the things that you use everyday.
I am a Y2K Coordinator at a Blood
Products manufacturer in Victoria,
Australia. Already in the office
systems, responsible for QA we found
issues that needed to be resolved, we
can thankfully say now that systems
appear to be functioning correctly
over the dateline, but nothing is
certain until it all click over for
real.
Companies should not only be
investing in IT personnell to fix
the problem, but also be developing
contingency plans for the "what if"
scenerio. What if your supply chain
is broken, what if your computer
systems do not function at all.
These things are real guys, don't
play them down, but don't be media
like and blow them out of proportion.
If you think your systems are fine, do
another check. I personally am not
going to do any more Y2K after my
current contract. Companies that
exhibit some of your relaxed tendancies
could come crashing down.
Please note that this message
is not in response the previous
authors message. Just some of
the silly comments being posted up
here that play down the issue.
Cheers,
Mitch Denny
warbyte@ezymail.com
Cheers,
Mitch Denny
warbyte@ezymail.com