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New episode: Sleep Mode in Production.
A warehouse outage caused by a laptop entering sleep mode sounds ridiculous… until you realize it really can happen.
Shadow IT, missing operational checks, and “temporary” solutions reaching production.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep14
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj#technology #ShadowIT #DevOps #ITOperations #ITHorrorStories
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Is the universe telling us something when a server goes missing but leaves behind two of the saddest cables ever seen in a 'professional' environment? What else is hiding in plain sight?
Where you expect a high-power server, you get... two forlorn cables dangling in open space. Who knew IT could be so suspenseful?
Find out more in Episode 11 : Raspberry Mistery
https://youtube.com/shorts/v-_c3XFyCAM
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep11
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
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Imagine your systems getting encrypted overnight.
We dive into a hypothetical ransomware scenario: how it spreads, how teams react, and what really matters when everything stops working.
New episode out now
IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
#technology #cybersecurity #infosec #DevOps #SREListen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep13
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Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Ever wondered how ‘best intentions’ can invent new incidents? Let’s talk IT wisdom in the replies.
Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully
https://youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-1I
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#podcasts #failover #drtest #disaster #technology #operationalreadyness #tech
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Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Ever wondered how ‘best intentions’ can invent new incidents? Let’s talk IT wisdom in the replies.
Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully
https://youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-1I
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#podcasts #failover #drtest #disaster #technology #operationalreadyness #tech
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Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Ever wondered how ‘best intentions’ can invent new incidents? Let’s talk IT wisdom in the replies.
Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully
https://youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-1I
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#podcasts #failover #drtest #disaster #technology #operationalreadyness #tech
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Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Ever wondered how ‘best intentions’ can invent new incidents? Let’s talk IT wisdom in the replies.
Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully
https://youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-1I
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#podcasts #failover #drtest #disaster #technology #operationalreadyness #tech
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Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Ever wondered how ‘best intentions’ can invent new incidents? Let’s talk IT wisdom in the replies.
Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully
https://youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-1I
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#podcasts #failover #drtest #disaster #technology #operationalreadyness #tech
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We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith.
Got a real IT incident story? Outage, failed deploy, security issue — the kind that still sticks with you?
We anonymize everything, and stories must be 18+ months old. It’s about learning, not blaming.
Details in the one-sheet.
Let’s turn your story into something useful.
#ITHorrorStories #CallForGuests #DevOps #SRE #TechCulture #Tech
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We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith.
Got a real IT incident story? Outage, failed deploy, security issue — the kind that still sticks with you?
We anonymize everything, and stories must be 18+ months old. It’s about learning, not blaming.
Details in the one-sheet.
Let’s turn your story into something useful.
#ITHorrorStories #CallForGuests #DevOps #SRE #TechCulture #Tech
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We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith.
Got a real IT incident story? Outage, failed deploy, security issue — the kind that still sticks with you?
We anonymize everything, and stories must be 18+ months old. It’s about learning, not blaming.
Details in the one-sheet.
Let’s turn your story into something useful.
#ITHorrorStories #CallForGuests #DevOps #SRE #TechCulture #Tech
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We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith.
Got a real IT incident story? Outage, failed deploy, security issue — the kind that still sticks with you?
We anonymize everything, and stories must be 18+ months old. It’s about learning, not blaming.
Details in the one-sheet.
Let’s turn your story into something useful.
#ITHorrorStories #CallForGuests #DevOps #SRE #TechCulture #Tech
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We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith.
Got a real IT incident story? Outage, failed deploy, security issue — the kind that still sticks with you?
We anonymize everything, and stories must be 18+ months old. It’s about learning, not blaming.
Details in the one-sheet.
Let’s turn your story into something useful.
#ITHorrorStories #CallForGuests #DevOps #SRE #TechCulture #Tech
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“Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.
We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.
You are one of us.
Listen: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu/#rants
#ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech
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“Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.
We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.
You are one of us.
Listen: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu/#rants
#ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech
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“Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.
We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.
You are one of us.
Listen: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu/#rants
#ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech
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“Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.
We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.
You are one of us.
Listen: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu/#rants
#ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech
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“Boeing 747s still use floppy disks” — true, but not the whole story.
We dive into why some legacy aircraft systems still rely on them, and what that says about IT today: stability > hype.
You are one of us.
Listen: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu/#rants
#ITHorrorStories #Aviation #LegacyTech #FloppyDisk #TechCulture #Tech
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Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still felt like everything was falling apart?
In Episode 12, we take you into a disaster recovery test during a busy release weekend — where the tech held up, but communication didn’t.
Subcontractors weren’t aligned, assumptions didn’t match reality, and suddenly a ‘simple test’ turned into a full coordination puzzle.
No production impact — but plenty of lessons.
Because resilience isn’t just about systems… it’s about people, timing, and actually talking to each other.
Listen now to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, Deezer and of course at ITHorrorStories.euYou are one of us.
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Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still felt like everything was falling apart?
In Episode 12, we take you into a disaster recovery test during a busy release weekend — where the tech held up, but communication didn’t.
Subcontractors weren’t aligned, assumptions didn’t match reality, and suddenly a ‘simple test’ turned into a full coordination puzzle.
No production impact — but plenty of lessons.
Because resilience isn’t just about systems… it’s about people, timing, and actually talking to each other.
Listen now to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, Deezer and of course at ITHorrorStories.euYou are one of us.
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Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still felt like everything was falling apart?
In Episode 12, we take you into a disaster recovery test during a busy release weekend — where the tech held up, but communication didn’t.
Subcontractors weren’t aligned, assumptions didn’t match reality, and suddenly a ‘simple test’ turned into a full coordination puzzle.
No production impact — but plenty of lessons.
Because resilience isn’t just about systems… it’s about people, timing, and actually talking to each other.
Listen now to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, Deezer and of course at ITHorrorStories.euYou are one of us.
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Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still felt like everything was falling apart?
In Episode 12, we take you into a disaster recovery test during a busy release weekend — where the tech held up, but communication didn’t.
Subcontractors weren’t aligned, assumptions didn’t match reality, and suddenly a ‘simple test’ turned into a full coordination puzzle.
No production impact — but plenty of lessons.
Because resilience isn’t just about systems… it’s about people, timing, and actually talking to each other.
Listen now to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, Deezer and of course at ITHorrorStories.euYou are one of us.
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Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still felt like everything was falling apart?
In Episode 12, we take you into a disaster recovery test during a busy release weekend — where the tech held up, but communication didn’t.
Subcontractors weren’t aligned, assumptions didn’t match reality, and suddenly a ‘simple test’ turned into a full coordination puzzle.
No production impact — but plenty of lessons.
Because resilience isn’t just about systems… it’s about people, timing, and actually talking to each other.
Listen now to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith
You can find us on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, Deezer and of course at ITHorrorStories.euYou are one of us.
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During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed not technical flaws, but something more familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t quite arrive when it should have. Production stayed safe — but confidence took a hit.
This episode dives into how a “simple test” turned into a coordination challenge, and why resilience is just as much about people and processes as it is about systems.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
#podcast #datarecovery #failover #test #technology
You can find our podcast on :
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj -
During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed not technical flaws, but something more familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t quite arrive when it should have. Production stayed safe — but confidence took a hit.
This episode dives into how a “simple test” turned into a coordination challenge, and why resilience is just as much about people and processes as it is about systems.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
#podcast #datarecovery #failover #test #technology
You can find our podcast on :
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj -
During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed not technical flaws, but something more familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t quite arrive when it should have. Production stayed safe — but confidence took a hit.
This episode dives into how a “simple test” turned into a coordination challenge, and why resilience is just as much about people and processes as it is about systems.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
#podcast #datarecovery #failover #test #technology
You can find our podcast on :
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj -
During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed not technical flaws, but something more familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t quite arrive when it should have. Production stayed safe — but confidence took a hit.
This episode dives into how a “simple test” turned into a coordination challenge, and why resilience is just as much about people and processes as it is about systems.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
#podcast #datarecovery #failover #test #technology
You can find our podcast on :
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj -
During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed not technical flaws, but something more familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t quite arrive when it should have. Production stayed safe — but confidence took a hit.
This episode dives into how a “simple test” turned into a coordination challenge, and why resilience is just as much about people and processes as it is about systems.
Find all links to listen on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12
#podcast #datarecovery #failover #test #technology
You can find our podcast on :
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX
Deezer : https://link.deezer.com/s/30dyH3RoKvN8N24zgsbhj -
You arrive at the office, coffee in hand, ready for another smooth day in IT —
only to find a small construction crew casually digging up the sidewalk.Sure, that’s exactly where all your critical data cables run, but it’s fine.
They must have the schematics.Then it happens.
Internet? Dead.
Phones? Gone.
Redundant links? About as redundant as your disaster recovery budget.
Systems? Screaming in alarm.Want more chaos like this?
Tune in to “IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith”https://youtube.com/shorts/eE8CKP7JLxA
Listen thru https://ithorrorstories.eu/
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Ever realize how the number of connections to a children’s website can match up almost exactly with the number of school kids in the country?
A children’s TV website goes live after school and suddenly, an entire nation’s kids are together, sharing a simple joy—just eager to play new games.
Find out more in IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith, Episode 10 - Surviving The Anonymous DDOS
https://youtube.com/shorts/vGZ89tEk8Ks
Listen here : https://ithorrorstories.eu/#ep10
All other things : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/
#ddos #cybersecurity #tvshow #schoolsout #podcast #technology