The article doesn't really describe a "bug" so much as a complete lack of planning, ignoring warning signs, brushing off questions and constructive criticisms,

The article doesn't really describe a "bug" so much as a complete lack of planning, ignoring warning signs, brushing off questions and constructive criticisms, and in general demonstrates the exact wrong way to implement any system. No, no good strategist would ever release a "big data" system without stress testing it. You'd be hard pressed to find a job doing stuff like that.