nanog mailing list archives

RE: CenturyLink RCA?


From: "Keith Medcalf" <kmedcalf () dessus com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:31:24 -0700

It could have been worse:
  https://www.cio.com.au/article/65115/all_systems_down/

"Make network changes only between 2am and 5am on weekends."

Wow.  Just wow.  I suppose the IT types are considerably different than Process Operations.  Our rule is to only make 
changes scheduled at 09:00 (or no later than will permit a complete backout and restore by 15:00) Local Time on "Full 
Staff" day that is not immediately preceded or followed by a reduced staff day, holiday, or weekend-day.

--
The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.





Current thread: