Hamasaki: 'got to identify the 10% of systems that are absolutely essential and just fix those. Got it?'
On C.S.Y2K
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'Baloney? Cr*p? Yes, the internal processing has very little to do with loan
amortization. Bringing up mortgages, payoffs, etc. reveals a lack of
understanding of enterprise systems.
The real business rules are very complex. That's why banks are spending
hundreds of millions of dollars each to solve their Y2K problem.... and
that's just the banks that have recognized it.
I don't like having to slap people around but come on folks. Denial ended
last year. We're in panic now... didn't you get the memo? Y2K is not an
exercise, it's not a survivalist nut-case's wet dream. It's real, the systems
are going to break, and at this date, there is no way to stop it.
Please, we have 642 days left. Let's not try to think this one out. We've
got to identify the 10% of systems that are absolutely essential and just fix
those. Got it? There's enough time to fix and test 10%! Pick them, get
started. ...well maybe 20% if you can hold onto the the King-Geeks, the
superprogrammers. Some shops can't fix anything in the time left.
First they'd have to find the source code. Then they'd have to 'gen a
compliant version of the operating system, install compliant compilers and
databases.... oops, 2001... Game Over Man.
cory hamasaki |
