Shark Tank: D-O-G, dog. P-O-N-Y, pony. R-I-G-G-E-D, rigged.

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Shark Tank: Can't be!

Shark Tank: Can't be! 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish working at a big insurance company is facing the kind of miserable weekend project that only a penny-pinching mainframe shop can provide.

Shark Tank: What's in a Name?

Shark Tank: What's in a Name? 03/28/2005 01:18 PM
State agency's data warehouse project is renamed: It's now officially an "administrative systems reporting database." But why not just call it a data warehouse?

Shark Tank: You're very welcome

Shark Tank: You're very welcome 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
This IT pilot fish, the technical guru at a small company, needs copies: 50 pages, double-sided, collated and stapled. So he loads his originals into the copier and, unfortunately, gets help.

Shark Tank: Two-fer

Shark Tank: Two-fer 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Plant foreman comes to this pilot fish with a challenge: He wants a way to display important operational statistics so machine operators can see them at a glance.

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad 12/19/2003 11:34 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish is working for a government contractor when an order comes in from an Air Force legal office for three cutting-edge, top-of-the-line handheld scanners.

Shark Tank: Ya think?

Shark Tank: Ya think? 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Pilot fish is on the team deploying a management system for a medical practice. And because some of the users are computerphobic, the team tries to make things as mistakeproof as possible.

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know 12/03/2003 12:36 AM
It's the early 1980s, and at a big Midwestern bank, this mainframe programmer pilot fish is part of a project that will revolutionize general ledger -- except for a billion-dollar problem.

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
This software-based simulator is huge, it's more than a decade old, it's the division's cash cow -- and the project to deliver a new version is on track to miss its February delivery date by about four months.

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs 09/22/2004 12:32 AM
The company's executive offices are being recarpeted over the weekend, so this IT manager moves all the bigwigs' PCs on Friday, then heads out for a conference. But on Monday, the president isn't happy.

Shark Tank: Who needs it?

Shark Tank: Who needs it? 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this site has two networks. One is an under-construction Ethernet network running Novell NetWare to Windows-based PCs. The other one -- the mainframe network -- is, well, interesting.

Shark Tank: Who is he, again?

Shark Tank: Who is he, again? 11/05/2003 12:43 AM
When it's time for this consultant pilot fish to install the mortgage application he's written for a local bank, he walks into the bank and informs a teller, "I'm the computer guy..."

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
Sysadmin pilot fish works in a hospital, and he works hard to keep the staff happy -- especially the pharmacists. So when a networked machine that dispenses medications goes off-line, fish knows what to do.

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the spring of 1999, and this pilot fish has just set up a computer as a time server for the steel mill where he works -- which should make the switch to daylight-saving time a breeze.

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you?

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you? 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
It's the late 1980s, and new-on-the-job IT pilot fish gets his first important project: Expand the Ethernet backbone into a new office area at this manufacturing company.

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This big construction-equipment dealership has locations in several states -- and one IT pilot fish who's responsible for all of them.

Shark Tank: Because it's there

Shark Tank: Because it's there 07/09/2004 12:05 AM
This software company is eager to show its investors that it's spending money wisely. So when someone suggests using offshore development, the CTO begins courting offshore vendors.

Shark Tank: Just because

Shark Tank: Just because 01/05/2005 01:35 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this IT pilot fish works in a small support department at a big company where some processes are handled the old-fashioned way: through paperwork and sneakernet.

Shark Tank: Get it?

Shark Tank: Get it? 08/20/2004 11:15 PM
This university's server center is in a space never intended for that purpose -- dark, moldy, carpeted, with wonky air conditioning. Then management finally agrees to move it to a more appropriate space.

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help 07/31/2004 12:20 AM
Remote server goes down hard, and it appears to be due to overheating. So a tech is dispatched to the remote site to replace the server's fan -- but that's not the problem.

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we?

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we? 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
There's a vote coming up at this international association of educators, so the executive director gives the IT manager pilot fish the job of estimating how much it'll cost using paper ballots and scanning equipment.

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
This assignment is technically pretty straightforward: Write an application to track how long it takes to process each document at the company. But the politics of putting it in place are a little more complicated.

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK 04/06/2005 02:42 PM
This company's sales system has been modified to block orders from customers with credit problems. But according to a branch sales manager, the credit check doesn't work.

Shark Tank: Don't DO That!

Shark Tank: Don't DO That! 08/06/2004 11:59 PM
It's years ago at this busy circuit-board manufacturing facility, and the new component-insertion machine suddenly starts sticking capacitors and resistors everywhere but where they belong.

Shark Tank: Possible

Shark Tank: Possible 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
It's back in the days of punch cards and paper tape, and the school district where this student pilot fish lives has a minicomputer just for student use.

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit 04/20/2004 11:29 PM
It's the 1970s, and this pilot fish is working at a site in the Far East for a U.S. organization when communications problems set in.

Shark Tank: So THAT'S what it means

Shark Tank: So THAT'S what it means 03/23/2005 05:33 PM
This IT shop has a chargeback system, billing other departments for the amount of disk space they use. But this user wants to know: What day is disk usage calculated?

Shark Tank: A little knowledge -- and a
little too much cat

Shark Tank: A little knowledge -- and a
little too much cat 05/28/2004 12:17 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this tech support pilot fish for a PC vendor gets a call from a user who complains that his cat has reformatted his hard drive. Fish doesn't buy it -- at first.

Shark Tank: We have a winner!

Shark Tank: We have a winner! 06/10/2004 11:48 PM
This pilot fish works for a vendor that installs specialized software for state lottery departments, which is why he's on-site at a state lottery headquarters one evening when some lucky lottery player wins big.

Shark Tank: The letter of the law

Shark Tank: The letter of the law 09/22/2004 11:21 PM
This pilot fish's server is upgraded, which means it's time to review all the processes related to disaster recovery -- and it turns out they're exactly what the corporate policy says.

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it...

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it... 04/08/2005 12:08 PM
Pilot fish works for a county water utility, and he's on duty on a drizzly day when a call comes in that at one of the sites, a UPS has died.

Shark Tank: Hey, that's old news!

Shark Tank: Hey, that's old news! 04/07/2005 12:25 PM
This company outsources its help desk and deskside support and along the way implements a new tool for tracking work orders. But there's still some work to be done.

Shark Tank: Professional

Shark Tank: Professional 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
It's the early 1990s, and this pilot fish oversees the LAN servers at this big retailer's distribution center. But he's not allowed to replace any of the hardware -- that's outsourced to professionals.

Shark Tank: What's with all the
questions?

Shark Tank: What's with all the
questions? 06/18/2004 11:43 PM
It's the late 1990s, and this multibillion-dollar financial company hires a consulting outfit to create a Y2k disaster recovery and business continuity plan -- with just one small restriction.

Shark Tank: Not fast enough

Shark Tank: Not fast enough 03/30/2005 05:01 PM
Computer room operator calls hospital IT pilot fish at 2 a.m. "All my terminal sessions vanished," operator says. "I think the system is down."

Shark Tank: Is there an echo in here?

Shark Tank: Is there an echo in here? 01/10/2004 01:37 AM
This pilot fish works at a small company that relies heavily on e-mail for communications with managers, district managers and regional managers. And that, it turns out, is a problem.

Shark Tank: The right tool for the job

Shark Tank: The right tool for the job 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
The sales director for this company isn't very computer-savvy, and the IT manager pilot fish who's setting up the guy's new laptop knows that, so he decides to try a little color coding.

Shark Tank: Do the math

Shark Tank: Do the math 03/29/2005 03:03 PM
It's the mid-1990s, and this database admin pilot fish is called into a design meeting for a new application. The project? Moving some data that's currently on tape to an online database in order to save money.

Shark Tank: Up against the wall

Shark Tank: Up against the wall 06/03/2004 11:18 PM
This state legislative committee is experimenting with transforming the lawmaking process from paper to paperless, complete with laptops, projection screens -- and instant messaging.

Shark Tank: Wanna bet she still says no?

Shark Tank: Wanna bet she still says no? 03/25/2005 05:07 PM
Developer pilot fish needs to set up a Web front end for a database as part of a project he's working on. And he finds exactly the tool he needs -- or at least he thinks so.
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