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It's the early 1990s when this pilot fish is challenged to find a better way to support telecommuting -- and with a little ingenuity, he does. Read More Read More Shark

Y2k+8.5 -- and counting

It's 1999, but at this U.S. regional furniture retailer, people aren't worried about Y2k -- a set of rollover tests has them confident everything will work. Then on Dec. 31, it starts to unravel.... Read More Read More Shark

A dog-and-pony show for a new millennium

Flashback to 1999, when a testing glitch in Los Angeles causes a major sewage spill -- and suddenly other cities want demonstrations that their wastewater systems are Y2k ready. Read More Read More Shark

Is this the end for Y2k?

Systems support pilot fish starts getting reports that a special Y2k tool has stopped working -- in early 2008. Read More Read More Shark

Sure, NOW you talk about it!

This company's infrastructure group is running a disaster recovery exercise with a reluctant participant: an IT manager who's notorious as a bully. Read More Read More Shark

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