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if you think that one's good have a read about TradElect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TradElect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TradElect a super high-profile
by blibble 9y ago
if you think that one's good have a read about TradElect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TradElect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TradElect
a super high-profile project to show that Windows NT, SQL Server and .NET were ready to run a high-availability, high-throughput, low-latency critical system, which MS could then use as a case study for Windows replacing ancient unix systems
you can guess how it all ended
you won't find any mention of TradElect on the MS "get the facts" website these days...
- kev009 9y agoI wonder how little that has to do with WinNT (which is actually a fabulous kernel), and how much has to do with Accenture. When I saw Accenture as the developer, alarm bells went off.
- pjmlp 9y agoIt was all the execution and who did it, than the tech. Anyone that has dealt with any major consulting company with offshore offices, knows how these projects end, even before they are fully ramped up.