Shark Tank: Oh, they're common, all right

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Will you just shut up?

Shark Tank: Will you just shut up? 07/31/2004 12:20 AM
This state government department makes a big, expensive IT purchase -- and IT managers are so proud of the new acquisition, they want everyone to see it.

Shark Tank: Just one bad idea after
another

Shark Tank: Just one bad idea after
another 12/12/2003 01:08 AM
This high-powered manager keeps all the information on a client responsible for 50% of the company's revenue on a PC hard disk that dies. Then it's the network manager's turn.

Shark Tank: The best one really is
living well

Shark Tank: The best one really is
living well 02/01/2005 09:06 PM
When this data analyst pilot fish is fired a week after a big fight with his boss, he's furious -- and not just because the boss was wrong about the technical issue they were fighting over.

Shark Tank: Sounds right

Shark Tank: Sounds right 02/01/2005 09:06 PM
This contractor pilot fish works on information assurance at the Pentagon. One of his responsibilities: showing bigwigs the threats against unprotected computer systems with a hacker demo.

Shark Tank: The Army way

Shark Tank: The Army way 12/12/2003 01:58 PM
Flashback to the 1980s, and an Army base where computer password security policies are very, very tight -- or at least they're supposed to be.

Shark Tank: Spoilsport

Shark Tank: Spoilsport 12/11/2003 12:30 AM
It's annual performance review time for this support pilot fish who works in a remote office. So the support manager calls to give him the news: His work is exceptional, but...

Shark Tank: A little too impressive

Shark Tank: A little too impressive 04/09/2004 03:58 PM
New company president sets up an IT task force to cut the large number of hard-copy reports printed every month -- and members of the group come up with a dramatic way of demonstrating the problem. ...

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: D'you think?

Shark Tank: D'you think? 12/02/2003 01:58 AM
This pilot fish does customer support for a small Internet service provider that also sells and repairs PCs. So when a customer calls complaining about certain e-mails he's getting, fish has to listen.

Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way

Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way 12/02/2003 01:58 AM
When this academic institute hosts conferences, there are always terminals at the back of the main lecture room for visitors to use -- but unfortunately, the wiring setup isn't exactly optimal.

Shark Tank: Well, d'oh!

Shark Tank: Well, d'oh! 08/11/2004 11:06 PM
This contractor pilot fish is a network tech at an Air Force base, and one of his jobs is forwarding and explaining status messages to users. In fact, he even gets to have fun with that part of the job.

Shark Tank: Because the boss is always
right, that's why

Shark Tank: Because the boss is always
right, that's why 04/16/2004 11:37 PM
This pilot fish is setting up a new PC for the company president's secretary. And this time around, there's a change in procedure.

Shark Tank: One crisis after another

Shark Tank: One crisis after another 12/02/2003 01:57 AM
It's 2001, California's energy crisis is heading into the rolling-blackouts stage, and at this high-tech venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, one founding partner wants to know how IT equipment is being protected.

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.
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