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By George Neville-Neil
Communications of the ACM,
Vol. 65 No. 2, Pages 23-24
10.1145/3506579
![[article image]](https://cacm.acm.org/system/assets/0004/2092/012022_CACMpg23_Unplugged-What1.large.jpg?1642699795&1642699795 "hand holding unconnected cable up to ceiling")
Dear KV,
I am sure by now you have read about the recent large systems failure (see https://bit.ly/3DtSSDt—Ed.), and I wondered if you would share your thoughts on how such a large company-famous for having so many smart people at its disposal-can fail so miserably at infrastructure. I am probably lobbing a softball question, but how is it possible these large and pervasive failures happen?
Making Popcorn While Waiting for Your Reply
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