Why American companies are still running old software that breaks

Why American companies are still running old software that breaks

Southwest Airlines’ holiday season was a disaster. That’s partly because software bugs left crews behind and thousands of flights were canceled. But Southwest isn’t the only place making headlines in software news these days. The New York Stock Exchange recently encountered an error in his software that caused unusual pricing of stocks. The FAA experienced a computer problem of its own that grounded the aircraft earlier this month. So what happens to enterprise software, why do these crashes happen, and why is the user he experience usually left something to be desired?In this episode of the podcast, He spoke with Patrick McKenzie, an engineering and infrastructure expert. The challenges of maintaining software after years of upgrades and updates, the dispersal of tech talent across the industry, and whether non-tech companies can bridge the gap with silicon in his valley I talked about how

January 25, 2023