• MuskyMelon@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    As someone who’s actually been part of a team that did this exact migration, it’s gonna be shitshow with tons of bugs when the mainframes are decommissioned and the new system goes live.

    It’s not the wrong move cause the tech is increasingly obsolete but the level of effort will be underestimated.

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      1 month ago

      it is only obsolete if you have a better currently working solution

      anything else is a fucking pipe dream

      • Kit
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        1 month ago

        Just toss it all into an Access database. What could go wrong?

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        30 days ago

        Nope it’s also obsolete if the cost of maintaining an old system is far higher than a buggy new system. That’s what accountants tell me anyway.

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          30 days ago

          people say this at a manager level, then go over budget by 3x in time, 2x in cost and only mostly get the same result as the original

          ask me how I know

          accountants, business majors and leadership with 0 experience doing the actual job need to fuck right off

          fucking wanker muppet elmo