Windows + .NET + SQL Server = an estimated $8B USD in losses.

This is not the first time its gone down either but this is the longest so far.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/london_stock_exchange_suffers_net_crash

http://www.onwindows.com/Articles/LSE-TradElect-system-goes-live/843/Default.aspx


Too funny.

http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/06/12/stock-exchanges-vote-opteron-amd-says

Some linqs of note.

http://www.onwindows.com/Articles/David-Lester--London-Stock-Exchange/375/Default.aspx

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/060712xa.html


Didn't Microsoft run a bunch of ads last year about how they were so proud to have been chosen by the London stock exchange?

I wonder if London is quite so proud?

When MS talks about five 9 of reliability, maybe they think it means you'll be down for five hours every 9 months or so?

GZ

I remember reading a Microsoft Get The Facts campaign ad about London Stock Exchange servers switching from Unix to Windows. Serves them right.

Intel Inside? hahaah