New Virginia IT Systems Lack Network Backup

1sockchuck writes "Virginia's new state IT system is experiencing downtime in key services because of a mind-boggling oversight: the state apparently neglected to require network backup in a 10-year, $2.3 billion outsourcing deal with Northrop Grumman. The issue is causing serious downtime for state services. This fall the Virginia DMV has suffered 12 system outages spanning a total of more than 100 hours, and downtime hampered the state transportation department when a state of emergency was declared during the Nov. 11 Northeaster."

That's the way of the future...

[master_p]

Have you ever seen backup systems in Star Trek, for example? you haven't. The future requires no backups.

Re:They have bigger problems than just this one...

[east coast]

That wasn't a compromise of health records. That was transparency!

15 day outage???

[tinkertim]

From TFA:

During the first six months of the year, state Department of Transportation workers faced 101 significant IT outages totaling 4,677 hours: an average of more than 46 hours per outage. One took 360 hours to fix.

Suddenly, I don't feel so bad for that 2 1/2 hour glitch last week :)

Re:That's the way of the future...

[czmax]

In the Star Trek future you can always route auxiliary power to the overloaded/failed device; which is usually sufficient to get to the end of the episode.

what?

[circletimessquare]

no supplemental reading material from libertarian crackpots about the virginal holiness of the unregulated market?