tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753159697685577828.post8672933705807462714..comments2024-03-24T04:22:06.682-05:00Comments on Sharpening Stones: How Not to Clean Datapaulboalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04538353186298001829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753159697685577828.post-7196392693224169902010-02-05T07:36:05.100-06:002010-02-05T07:36:05.100-06:00Julian - I was afraid that your story was going to...Julian - I was afraid that your story was going to end with something much more gruesome. Glad it didn't!<br /><br />I agree that there's maintenance we need to do that will help keep the data itself from rusting. I also think that we have to be very careful to use the right tools (processes, governance, standards) for the right situation (culture, systems, environment). If someone starts tearing open the hard drive equivalent of some critical business process and spraying WD-40 all over the place it's likely to create more thrashing and clunking than value. Maybe the better option would have been switching to a solid state device or a graphite-based lubricant instead of WD-40.<br /><br />Maybe that metaphor is too much of a stretch.paulboalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538353186298001829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753159697685577828.post-23807159777686043672010-02-05T02:42:43.253-06:002010-02-05T02:42:43.253-06:00Fortunately users are not able to get at the hardw...Fortunately users are not able to get at the hardware of an organisations data centres in the way you suggest. However, they may be able to introduce poor data etc. which, if you will pardon the analogy, is a little like allowing sections of your hard disk to 'rust'. This slow corrosion will start to affect the overall data quality. We need to manage the well intentioned, but misguided intentions of users. <br /><br />I have a similar tale to yours (but fortunately I am not the guilty party!) - a number of years ago I worked in a car parts factory where there were a number of power presses which used robotic arms to move parts through the press. This was clearly set up so that the arms moved the parts and retreated before the press came down, however, one enterprising foreman decided to manually push the relays to make the system work (he thought the system was not quite right) - Result was robotic arm went in, press came down on arm, foul language from my maintenance staff! Well intentioned, but misguided user intervention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753159697685577828.post-78178374113476439112010-02-05T00:30:08.705-06:002010-02-05T00:30:08.705-06:00nice story on DATA at a very low (H/W) level :)nice story on DATA at a very low (H/W) level :)Monis Iqbalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705136015120934248noreply@blogger.com