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1. kqgnkqgn · 1790019316 · focus · HN ↗

   Building multiple diverse paths and monitoring for fiber cuts is not hard. Having 2 fiber paths is insufficient for even only moderately important workloads at a tech company. Overlapping fiber cuts happen. For something with significant economic and safety impact this is just crazy.

   Sometimes the level of incompetence / lack of care in organizations like this astounds me. I understand issues like this can be complicated and systemic but it honestly makes me think very poorly of the technologists building these systems in government.

   1. dgellow · 1790020541 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m pretty sure that type of project is contracted to the private sector and isn’t caused by government technologists in any way…

      1. kqgnkqgn · 1790020966 · focus · HN ↗

         That sounds pretty plausible. But you still have to have enough internal competency to oversee a contractor, and ask the right questions/build proper requirements and verify they are meeting them.

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