'>Throwing more $$ at the problem...
This is what consultants call a good thing. Let's think about this.
> washingtonpost.com
>
> QUOTE:
>
> The Clinton administration said yesterday it is planning to give the
> District at least $60 million in emergency funds to tackle year 2000
> computer problems, a move aimed at avoiding a potential breakdown in
> the delivery of local services.
>
> END QUOTE:
I saw other articles including one that implied that additional funding,
up to more than $100M, would be available. Let's break it down,
$100,000,000 for 10 months, March-December.
That's $10,000,000/month
$150/hour and 200 hours/month is $30,000 per person/month.
That's 333 Y2K remediators at that burdened rate. I don't believe
there are 333 enterprise systems gear-heads sitting around today.
They'll have to hire some bar-room sweepings and clueless nubies.
It's also $300,000 for 10 months work. Sounds good to you? I'll take
it.
> -Art-
but then maybe they expect to pay only $150K/person. Who knows what
rattles around the dusty minds of IT management in DeeCee.
Maybe we'll get Frank to come back to DeeCee. We could have a *lot* of
fun. Maybe install my MVS mainframe at DragonRanch and run a frame
relay connection between the shed and the DeeCee government's computer
center.
Please denial-butt-heads don't argue with me; tell the District of
Columbia that they don't have a Y2K problem. Please, stop them before
they spend 10 million bucks a month solving a problem that your
big-brain knows is just hype.
When this thing gets cranked up, this one project will drive rates up in
the entire metro area. If those butt-heads had started 3 years ago,
they might have had a chance.
I don't think DeeCee is that unique. In fact, this seems to be the
standard across government and private industry.
Times up people
All together denialists: this problem is overhyped; Bill Gates will
solve Y2K; I have a big-brain and I don't see the problem; only
survivalist loonies are stocking up on food, alkaline batteries, meds;
nothing to fear except fear itself; I'm buying some cookies.
What idiots, we should have been crankin' years ago. There is no time
left now. When the losers, twinks, clueless nubies, and bozo the QA
clown start slamming code into DeeCee's systems, it will take decades
to straighten it out.
If you think any industry is going to make it, watch DeeCee.
This is a disaster, we'll all end up paying for it. Moshe, Howie, the
rest of you, get the H. out of dangerous places.
I'm not telling you what to do, that's up to you. I'm not saying bail
for the boonies, buy a generator, or store a couple hundred bucks of
canned stew and corned beef at a pal's farm. Everyone has a different
tolerance for risk.
I am telling you that DeeCee is not unusual. Two other large
organizations in the area have declared "deathmarch". It's not for me
to name them, they haven't gone public. I was writing about them weeks
before DeeCee hit the news. My rant on the disaster of DeeCee hit the
newsgroup days before the word on the federal funding made the press.
I am saying that you two, Moshe, Howie, have misjudged this disaster.
While we've had a good time slinging keystrokes, kiddings over guys;
get yourselves ready and forget this stuff about having twenty bucks in
cash, a couple two liter bottles of water, three cans of Campbell's
soup, and a candle.
6 months ago, I was pushing for moderate but steady preparations. That
time is over. If you didn't start last year, start now at 4X the rate.
cory hamasaki 312 Days, 7,504 Hours.
kiyoinc.com
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