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Virgin's cloud failure: Rebuttal and a deeper perspective

Virgin’s cloud failure: Rebuttal and a deeper perspective

By Michael Krigsman on September 28, 2010

Yesterday’s post characterized Virgin Blue airline’s downtime as a “cloud” failure. Several informed readers believe that assessment is misguided and limited.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bob Warfield, Cloud Computing, disaster recovery, Enterprise Irregulars, software as a service, Virgin Blue

Cloud-based IT failure halts Virgin flights

Cloud-based IT failure halts Virgin flights

By Michael Krigsman on September 27, 2010

An IT failure disrupted travel for 50,000 customers of Virgin Blue airlines in Australia. The situation offers lessons for business buyers of cloud services.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Accenture, BPO, business process outsourcing, Cloud Computing, Navitaire, Virgin Blue | 2 Responses

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