Three weeks ago, t
he hard drive on my computer began dying. Its death was characterized by extreme slowness and unpredictable errors, errors which could be characteristic of a number of computer maladies. And although it was a SMART drive (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), one which should describe its health to the operating system and to me, neither it, nor the operating system, reported the drive as moribund. One expects mechanical systems to eventually fail; one does not expect the soft ware systems designed to communicate failure, to fail. The reporting fiasco is analogous to the engine failing on one’s car because the temperature gauge showed that the engine was operating in normal ranges, when in fact, it was overheating.
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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006
he hard drive on my computer began dying. Its death was characterized by extreme slowness and unpredictable errors, errors which could be characteristic of a number of computer maladies. And although it was a SMART drive (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), one which should describe its health to the operating system and to me, neither it, nor the operating system, reported the drive as moribund. One expects mechanical systems to eventually fail; one does not expect the soft ware systems designed to communicate failure, to fail. The reporting fiasco is analogous to the engine failing on one’s car because the temperature gauge showed that the engine was operating in normal ranges, when in fact, it was overheating.For Complete IIPM - Article, Click on IIPM-Editorial Link
Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006
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