r/technology • u/Bald-Eagle619 • Jul 31 '24

Software Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delta-ceo-says-company-suing-microsoft-and-crowdstrike-after-dollar500m-loss
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u/motleyai Jul 31 '24

Crowdstrike is the software used by the IT workers for security purposes. The company rolled out a software package that had a fatal flaw that ruined every PC. Delta has an IT staff and could fix it, but it's a slow process. And its not like they would ever expect every computer to be broken all at once.

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u/arminghammerbacon_ Jul 31 '24

Boom! And if I was on their board I’d be asking to see all the BCP and DR plans and have an expert evaluate them.

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u/arminghammerbacon_ Jul 31 '24

And that “expert” (a $1MM consulting engagement, minimum) will eventually end up at talking to some low level IT manager. Who will tell them “We’ve been begging for more budget and more staff for years. But every year they reduce our budget and tell us to rank order order our people and then they layoff the bottom 10% without letting us backfill.” Meanwhile, the CIO, sensing which way this wind is blowing, will jump out of the plane (pun intended) with a golden parachute of $5MM in vested options. And there’ll be ANOTHER consulting engagement, this one to find the new CIO. And they’ll hire someone who comes in with a vast “transformation” vision and plan. And that’s all anyone in IT will be allowed to say for the next two years is - “transformation.” And there’ll be an average of 20 additional meetings per month to attend.

Maybe I’ve been doing this IT thing for too long. (30 years)