IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith

SAP support deadlines are getting closer, migration programs are accelerating, and suddenly everyone remembers that “we’ll deal with S/4HANA later” was not actually a long-term strategy. Listen now: ithorrorstories.eu/#ep06 #technology #SAP #S4HANA #DigitalTransformation #ERP

Episode 14: Sleep Mode in Production A laptop became critical warehouse infrastructure. Then it went to sleep. So did operations. New episode out now: ithorrorstories.eu/#ep14 #technology #ShadowIT #DevOps #IT #Podcast

Turns out, failover success is subjective. Apparently, being ‘active’ just means you get tested harder. Find out more in Episode 12 : The Failover That Failed Successfully Listen here : ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12 youtube.com/shorts/L3s3K2E4-…

We’re looking for guests for IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith. Outages, failed deploys, security incidents. got a story? - 18+ months old - Fully anonymized - Focus on lessons, not blame See the one-sheet Let’s talk. #ITHorrorStories #DevOps #SRE #TechPodcast #CallForGuests

Some Boeing 747s still use floppy disks… and it actually makes sense. New short episode: legacy aviation tech, FMS updates, and why “old” doesn’t mean “wrong.” Listen: ithorrorstories.eu/#rants #ITHorrorStories #Aviation #FloppyDisk #LegacySystems #TechPodcast

Ever run a failover test that worked perfectly… and still caused chaos? Listen to Ep. 12: 'The Failover That Failed Successfully'. No production impact, but confusion when communication, timing, and expectations didn’t line up. youtube.com/shorts/k_SyFbQ71… #podcast #technology

Because quite a few of you have asked - We now have a substack. We'll cross post from the blog mostly but we do understand the centralized app can bring some bonuses. You can subscribe to the substack here : ithorrorstories.substack.com… #podcast #technology #substack

During a busy release weekend, a planned failover exposed something familiar: misaligned teams, unclear responsibilities, and communication that didn’t arrive. Production stayed safe but confidence didn't. Listen now : ithorrorstories.eu/#ep12 #podcast #failover #datarecovery

You arrive at the office, coffee in hand, ready for another smooth day in IT — only to find a small construction crew digging up the sidewalk. Find out what goes wrong in IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith. ithorrorstories.eu/ #podcast #downtime youtube.com/shorts/eE8CKP7JL…

Turns out, much of the Y2K panic was way overblown—most of those doomsday stories didn’t even come close to reality. Listen to Episode 7 : Y2K vs Y2K38 - The Rematch youtube.com/shorts/jvwq8H-Mk… Listen here : ithorrorstories.eu/#ep07 #podcast #y2k #y2k38 #technology #techlife

Isn't it wild how today one role is supposed to be SDM, Scrum, DevOps, and PM all rolled into one? That's a small department, not a single job posting. Find out more in Jack's Rant : IT Hiring Chaos Listen here : ithorrorstories.eu/#rants youtube.com/shorts/CdkEvA6gc… #podcast #hr

Ever realize how the number of connections to a children’s website can match up almost exactly with the number of kids in the country? Find out more in IT Horror Stories Episode 10 - Surviving The Anonymous DDOS youtube.com/shorts/vGZ89tEk8… #ddos #cybersecurity #tvshow #schoolsout

Jack's Rants - IT Hiring Chaos: plenty of job posts, “urgent” hiring everywhere… and every entry-level role somehow needs 10 years of experience. Listen wherever you get your podcasts - ithorrorstories.eu/#rants #podcast #itcareer #jobmarket #technology #TechLifestyle

When you ask where the server is and discover it's behind the wall, not across the globe—it’s the truth every sysadmin hopes for. Never underestimate the power of asking. youtube.com/shorts/Kk2PEJtL1… Listen here: ithorrorstories.eu/#ep11 #podcasts #raspberry #rpi #technology #uptime

There’s something oddly touching about walking into a room full of aging machines still blinking away,trying their best with whatever warranty they’ve got left. Find out more in Episode 11 : Raspberry Mistery youtube.com/shorts/WowPwiy0d… #podcasting #raspberrypi #rpi #technology

When someone says mainframe teams are agile, I just imagine a batch job doing cartwheels across the data center floor Find out more in Jack's Rant - Batch Job Blues - ithorrorstories.eu/#rants youtube.com/shorts/a5481gamB… #mainframe #agile #waterfall #devops #batch #podcast

The probability of an attack rising during school vacations is wild. Turns out, network chaos works on the same schedule as summer break. Listen here : ithorrorstories.eu/#ep10 youtube.com/shorts/HgriYdW4z… #podcasts #CyberSecurity #ddos #anonymous #Technology