When a Data Supplier Breaks Production In this episode, we return to Finland, where an international burger chain suddenly found itself cut off from the one thing every fast-food operation needs to function: real-time operational data. A third-party data supplier pulled the plug without warning, leaving kitchens blind, dashboards empty, and the entire workflow stuck…

How the World Avoided a Global IT Disaster (Again) We revisit the original digital apocalypse — the year 2000 – looking back at what Y2K really was, how an army of COBOL coders saved the world before midnight, and why most people never even noticed. But the clock is ticking again: Y2K38 is coming, and…

ERP Migration Horror Stories from the Trenches This is a collection of real-world SAP horror stories from enterprise migrations: legacy systems nobody wants to touch, undocumented integrations, enormous project teams, S/4HANA migrations, and the technical debt discovered along the way. SAP sits quietly at the heart of most global businesses, running everything from payroll to…

How (Not) To Install A 5G Antenna For An Internet Backup Line Installing a 5G antenna on a rooftop in downtown Paris sounds simple enough – until reality sets in. In this episode, we walk thru the saga of a project that required not one, not two, but multiple site visits before the antenna finally…

The Chaos Of Your Sales Team Being Arrested For Industrial Espionage A pharmaceutical sales team is detained at an international border. On their tablets: standard product brochures that end up in an escalation into allegations of industrial espionage. In this episode, we unpack how a well-intentioned directive to preload sales materials onto devices as per…

Domain Name Management Horror Stories: DNS, Transfers, Ownership, and Migrations We’re unpacking the critical steps behind migrating a domain name — a process that can disrupt everything from search engine indexing and referral traffic to email deliverability and authentication. Join us together with an industry expert and let’s explore the technical risks, from broken redirects…

Why You Should Not Have Mission Critical Infrastructure In A Random Cloud Container Join us as we explore the intersection of Nordic tech innovation, modern infrastructure, and the evolving world of DevOps : Finland ! From smart cities to smarter code and crashing airport parking systems with those nasty edge cases in your test scenario.…

Global Fire Alarm When Your Power Regulator Calls It Quits During The Holidays What happens when a data center goes up in smoke—literally? In this episode, we sift through the potential ashes of a not-so-great day. Join us as we chat about servers, batteries, paperwork and holidays, and the surprisingly flammable side of computing. It’s…