I Unplugged What?

Abstract

Dear Popcorn, Some people would say that it’s unfair to pick on any company after such a spectacular failure, and that it’s not nice to kick people, or companies, when they’re down. KV, of course, is not one of those people. Like the rest of the world, I watched in amusement as one of the wealthiest companies on earth seemingly shot itself in the foot with a configuration error. Some watched in horror, and yes, KV watched in amusement. It goes without saying that I know only what I’ve read in the news and on various “feeds,” but some of the failure seems fairly well externally documented. The lessons here are broader than just a simple “Don’t do that,” and there are numerous examples of companies doing similar things to themselves before this most recent incident. The real root cause that made this all so catastrophic isn’t just the pushing of a bad configuration; I Unplugged What?