Lorna – thanks for the comment. Yes, absolutely, if a team has time to document the problem and understand it deeply while it is occurring then that is positive. Saving artifacts and materials that would help you recreate...
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thancks again and do you have any other research sugjestions for hacking my firewall
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Licensing for Windows(Operating Systems) and other required software applications still apply to virtual desktops.
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Thankfully it has a limited one year warranty and will be replaced, and mine could be an anomaly, but this is a disturbing lack of product reliablility for such an expensive product especially compared to the reliablility...
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This reminds me of the time I tried to put Linux in its own disk space on a Windows Machine, and Windows detected it immediately. It wouldn't allow any processes to continue until it was allowed to adjust Linux. When it...
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To me, the most damning thing in the report is that Oracle Consulting Services wasn't particularly good at configuring Oracle products to work with other Oracle products. Yes, you might assume that products from the same...
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Montclair State University in N.J. had some similar problems as it tried to automate student registration and other campus functions. There's an element of the two sides not being able to talk to each other, combined, I...
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What do you think is the magic price here? Has Google reached it yet?
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>They need to make a categorical statement that they won't examine your information in Drive. I'd like to see that too, but I suspect it won't happen. Drive users, however, can still encrypt files locally and upload...
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What do you think, readers? Would you like a dual-OS tablet te get access to Android apps? For another reason?
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Good luck you'll have a 6 hour wait time for the DB to mount with 250GB in memory if you restart the sql instance.
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If Oracle is running the project, yeah they are going to use Oracle products, everyone knows this. Oracle products work best with other Oracle products. This project screems poor project managment, no change...
In reply to: Re: What's your diagnosis of Oracle's role in the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange?
The implication seems to be that Oracle took advantage of the opportunity to pack every element of its portfolio into this project, whether it was the best match for the job or not. On the other hand, a friend I discussed...
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Story of another troubled project: Maryland may dump its health insurance exchange in favor of one developed for Connecticut, says Baltimore Sun http://buff.ly/1kRtk8d
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Keep in mind that this is a federally funded report, and we saw the same "blame the vendor" reflexes in Minnesota when it came to that state's dealings with IBM. I'm not at all surprised to see an Oracle-centric product...
In reply to: Re: What's your diagnosis of Oracle's role in the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange?
In the past, Google has said it is free to view your information as a better way to bring the world's information to you. It's in your interest, so just let us do what we do best. They need to make a categorical statement...
In reply to: Google needs to make a categorical statement: No Drive snooping
There are couple of options - The best is a new PC running Windows 7 - There are plenty around HP is actively selling new machines with Windows 7. (https://shopping.hp.com/desktops%20&%20all-in-ones/windows+7) If it's out...
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I tried to pull out the details most interesting to IT executives and project managers, but I'd be interested in your analysis of what's most significant in the federal report on what went wrong. The journalists at...
In reply to: What's your diagnosis of Oracle's role in the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange?
For many, the cost of a new PC and near vertical learning curve of Windows 8 is a major issue. However I have tried a number Linux distros and I have to say that they are definitely a good option. THe setup process is a...
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The 70% maintenance cost is a little misleading. It is better represented as the total cost of owning a software system. For any large software deployment, 70% or more of the total cost of the software is represented by...
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I'm going to say something that will probably strike a chord with many average users: Few people will see any personal benefit in anything past windows xp sp3 and Office 2003. Updates after that were not for the sake of...
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