Crazy Time

Is there a Terry Childs in your IT shop Let's hope not. But it doesn't take extreme behavior to create an epic failure. It doesn't even take a little craziness. Under this pressure, we can get sloppy, cut corners and miss warning signs that eventually cost us in a big way -- and that's when it comes to both systems and people.

Don't let it happen. Make sure everyone in your shop takes a little extra time and care with the hardware and the techs, the networks and the admins. Reinforce your procedures, your fail-over plans and your teams -- and especially the people who you really can't afford to have fail.

Because in crazy times like these, that may be the only safety net you've got.

Frank Hayes is Computerworld 's senior news columnist. Contact him at .

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