IT Cutbacks For 2012 London Olympics

Slatterz writes "The IT backbone for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be cut. According to the Games' chief integrator, Michele Hyron of Atos Origin, each section of the computing infrastructure will be made more efficient in order to minimise redundant equipment and hopefully reduce energy consumption. Unlike the Beijing Games, the results will be relayed via the public wireless network which will be available in the Olympic Park — this means cutting out the 2,500 results terminals. The team of workers will deliver more than 1,000 servers, 10,000 PCs and 4,000 printers."

As an East Londoner...

[Anonymous Coward]

May I apologise in advance for the state of the London 2012 Olympics? I have absolutely no faith in the Government bringing this in on time, or on budget.

Redundancy is for pussies

[hyades1]

Backup? I don' NEED no steenking backup!

Re:As an East Londoner...

[jandersen]

May I apologise in advance for the state of the London 2012 Olympics? I have absolutely no faith in the Government bringing this in on time, or on budget.

You certainly may - apology accepted.

In other new, one of the first Olympic venues for 2012 games opens today, ahead of schedule and under budget:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7753734.stm [bbc.co.uk]

Re:Craplympics

[JediTrainer]

Not really. Most of the cities that sponsored the Olympics are still deep in debt. There are a few exceptions like Atlanta which was mostly paid by corporations, but then there are others like Toronto who, even thirty years later, are still in debt. Tourism does not make-up for the huge expense of throwing this "huge sports party" known as the Olympics.

Toronto might be in debt, but when did we have the Olympics here and how did I manage to miss it?

Re:Craplympics

[aoni782]

Since the Olympics were installed people are MORE fat than ever, not less. The Olympics have done nothing of what you claim.

We could blame people being fat on cars, radio, telephones, or really anything invented around the turn of the century. Picking one factor and attributing all of the effect to it is disingenuous.

there are others like Toronto who, even thirty years later, are still in debt.

As a Torontonian, I can assure you we have never hosted the Olympics. Perhaps you meant Montreal [wikipedia.org]?