Shark Tank
By Sharky
Picomanagement, defined
Programmer pilot fish for a big electronics company finally remembers to make a small software fix for one of his programs -- and now there's just one thing left to do.
04/23/18
If you can't take the heat...
This pilot fish is the entire IT team for the 250 users in the IC design department of a chipmaker in Arizona -- but his biggest problem isn't his very tech-smart users.
04/20/18
Throwback Thursday: Just a basic project
Consultant gets the order to build an online store for a major client. But when he asks for specifications, he's told it's nothing special -- just a basic shopping cart.
04/19/18
Guess who didn't take care of it?
This software team supports a big financial application for Microsoft and Oracle databases -- and that's a problem when the Oracle code becomes an afterthought.
04/18/18
Hey, it may be the best idea this project has seen!
Pilot fish's team is working on a massive upgrade project -- complete with outside contractors, unmanageable management expectations and (surprise!) lots of problems.
04/17/18
Well, DID she ever change her password?
This pilot fish manages an email system for several clients, and he needs to pick good passwords from the get-go -- because these users will never bother changing them.
04/16/18
Big Data -- the 1970s version
It's the late 1970s, and this non-techie pilot fish gets a data processing job with his state's Motor Vehicles department -- where the tech is a little out of date.
04/13/18
Throwback Thursday: Just one thing
IT consultant pilot fish gets a panicked call from a client: The network and VoIP phones have all stopped working, but all anyone in the office did was go into a meeting.
04/12/18
No good deed goes unpunished
Pilot fish handles anything computer-related for this family-run business, which provides business services for large public events -- one of which has a large problem.
04/11/18
Root Cause Analysis
The company this pilot fish works for is acquired by a larger one, and everyone gets a new login based on just the employee's family name -- which in fish's case is Root.
04/10/18
Don't know about the pony, but that dog won't hunt
This vendor's free workshop on machine learning and big data is really a sales pitch for letting users create their own personal clouds. What could go wrong with that?
04/09/18
Throwback Thursday: And they do this every month?
It's time to service this server room's air conditioning, and the AC vendor has sent a new team this month. So why does this pilot fish hear them screaming for help?
04/05/18
Why DOES it take IT so long to solve user problems?
This seasoned accountant has years of experience at a government agency, and plenty to keep her busy -- if IT can just keep the systems up long enough for her to log in.
04/04/18
Infinite loop
It's status update time in this IT shop, and one team member at a remote office is asked for a progress report on several projects -- but it's not exactly about progress.
04/03/18
What were they thinking?
This outfit assigns email addresses to its employees in a very common way -- first initial, last name. So why is the new guy having so much trouble with his mail?
04/02/18
Nothing like planning ahead
This big national meeting has been scheduled for months, and it starts on Monday -- so who's guaranteed to turn up at the IT manager's office late Friday afternoon?
03/30/18
Throwback Thursday: What could be simpler?
IT department sends out an email blast: From now on, all users will use a single login credential for all areas of the network. At last, an end to all those passwords!
03/29/18
Failure to launch
This space agency is creating a next-generation digital library for a new satellite observation system at an even newer facility -- one that isn't quite debugged yet.
03/28/18
Whaddya mean, 'Isn't it backed up?'
It's the 1970s, and this student's grade depends on 5,000 mainframe punch cards in a tray, and the hands of the operator who will run the program. What could go wrong?
03/27/18
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