Reasons outsourcing is bad

[Malice]

Undersea cables cut

Wow, lets outcource our IT to India, so a passing by fishing troller can cut all our data cables.

 

[Darren Daring]

Oh, I thought this would be more philosophical in origin. That's not really a reason outsourcing is bad.

 

[Prison Mike]

what does cables being cut have to do with outsourcing being bad?

 

[Malice]

what does cables being cut have to do with outsourcing being bad?

Imagine all your IT support staff is there...
Then the cable gets cut...
BAMN...your IT support staff is no longer able to connect at all to your network.....for 3 weeks...

 

[Darren Daring]

Imagine all your IT support staff is there...
Then the cable gets cut...
BAMN...your IT support staff is no longer able to connect at all to your network.....for 3 weeks...

Well, accidents happen, imagine your IT staff was in the building next door, and it burned down. They just need better protection.

 

[Malice]

I guess only IT people would find this funny...

 

[Darren Daring]

Oh, I doubt that.

 

[Prison Mike]

Imagine all your IT support staff is there...
Then the cable gets cut...
BAMN...your IT support staff is no longer able to connect at all to your network.....for 3 weeks...

ok, got it now. yes, that would suck. but apparantly it's cheaper for companies to outsource so I think they will continue to do this until it gets too expensive.

 

[EdRyder]

80 gigs? I think that guy didnt know what he was talkin bout Willis..,
That submarine cable can roll terabits per second.
Anchor dropping cut it? Takes internet piracy to a whole new meaning.

 

[EdRyder]

Undersea cables cut

Wow, lets outcource our IT to India, so a passing by fishing troller can cut all our data cables.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA-ME-WE_4_(cable_system)

Doesnt affect us.Unless you're part of the whole fibre optic consortium dude..

 

[jaguarr]

The major concern that it does raise is one of security. All the IT and data networks in the world aren't worth a dime if you can't properly secure them. I'm sure that more than one terrorist organization just took note of how easy it is to take a good chunk of the world's IT services offline.

jag

 

[EdRyder]

The major concern that it does raise is one of security. All the IT and data networks in the world aren't worth a dime if you can't properly secure them. I'm sure that more than one terrorist organization just took note of how easy it is to take a good chunk of the world's IT services offline.

jag

Thats actually pretty terrifying.All the IT enabled /BPO's in India alone could destroy quite a few American based companies.

 

[Malice]

The major concern that it does raise is one of security. All the IT and data networks in the world aren't worth a dime if you can't properly secure them. I'm sure that more than one terrorist organization just took note of how easy it is to take a good chunk of the world's IT services offline.

jag

Ding Ding Ding...
jaguarr gets the prize...

Man, think about...they just find the location...get a boat....and some scuba gear (depending on how deep) and just cuts it with an underwater chain saw.
Done!

Think about if they did that to about 10 high bandwidth links around the world at once.

 

[EdRyder]

Ding Ding Ding...
jaguarr gets the prize...

Man, think about...they just find the location...get a boat....and some scuba gear (depending on how deep) and just cuts it with an underwater chain saw.
Done!

Think about if they did that to about 10 high bandwidth links around the world at once.

It doesnt just handle broadband,a large portion of it is dedicated to telephone too.
Maybe NASSCOM would have to cough up all those intelectual property rights then.t:

 

[jaguarr]

Thats actually pretty terrifying.All the IT enabled /BPO's in India alone could destroy quite a few American based companies.

Ding Ding Ding...
jaguarr gets the prize...

Man, think about...they just find the location...get a boat....and some scuba gear (depending on how deep) and just cuts it with an underwater chain saw.
Done!

Think about if they did that to about 10 high bandwidth links around the world at once.

It doesnt just handle broadband,a large portion of it is dedicated to telephone too.
Maybe NASSCOM would have to cough up all those intelectual property rights then.t:

BINGO! ...or maybe is more appropriate.

jag

 

[EdRyder]

I found a map

They also have an official website

whoda thought?

 

[Malice]

wow...nice map

 

[jaguarr]

Aaaannnd the State Department and CIA both just put EdRyder on watchlists.

jag

 

[EdRyder]

wow...nice map

You would think they'd want to keep all that a secret

 

[Malice]

Aaaannnd the State Department and CIA both just put EdRyder on watchlists.

jag

Suddenly our user count goes down by 1

 

[EdRyder]

Aaaannnd the State Department and CIA both just put EdRyder on watchlists.

jag

Im trying to find one with longitudes and latitudes right now

 

[jaguarr]

Im trying to find one with longitudes and latitudes right now

It's like seppuku with fiber optic cable.

jag

 

[EdRyder]

read this
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/internet_outages_cables.html?.v=2
towards the end it states they aren't concerned with terrorism..., strange

 

[Malice]

Check it out

 

[jaguarr]

read this
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080201/internet_outages_cables.html?.v=2
towards the end it states they aren't concerned with terrorism..., strange

I was leaning more towards using the word "******ed", but....ya know...

jag