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IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith

IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith

By: Jack Smith
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We delve into the bizarre and often cringe-worthy world of IT mishaps, glitches, and the horror stories that come with it. With a sarcastic twist we recount the tales of those who somehow manage to create chaos out of the simplest tasks. We strike a balance between relatable frustration and dark humor that gets even the most cringe-inducing stories entertaining and you will find yourself laughing, cringing, and shaking their heads in disbelief as we take a wild ride through the chaotic world of IT, where every glitch is a ghost story waiting to be told.2024-2025 Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • IT and Global Politics
    Aug 4 2025

    A pharmaceutical sales team is detained at an international border.

    On their tablets: standard product brochures that end up in an escalation into allegations of industrial espionage.

    In this episode, we unpack how a well-intentioned directive to preload sales materials onto devices as per strategic choices made in boardrooms can unravel on tarmacs and in detention rooms.

    Back home, the IT team is asleep—until the CIO calls in the middle of the night and it’s on IT to contain the fallout of a crisis they didn’t create.

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    33 mins
  • "Fun" With Domain Names
    Jul 1 2025

    We’re unpacking the critical steps behind migrating a domain name — a process that can disrupt everything from search engine indexing and referral traffic to email deliverability and authentication.

    Join us together with an industry expert and let's explore the technical risks, from broken redirects to, yes — forgetting to update your SPF records and wondering why your emails end up in spam (don’t worry, you’re not the first).

    In the end it’s all about executing that clean, strategic transition that protects your visibility, performance, communications and a good night sleep.

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    38 mins
  • Crashing Helsinki Airport
    Jun 2 2025

    Join us as we explore the intersection of Nordic tech innovation, modern infrastructure, and the evolving world of DevOps : Finland ! From smart cities to smarter code and crashing airport parking systems with those nasty edge cases in your test scenario.

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    41 mins
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