Of course Obama would have no impact: If you like your conference, you can keep your conference ...
Chris Hoelscher Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services Technology Solution Services : humana.com 123 East Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 Humana.com (502) 714-8615, (502) 476-2538 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 10:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] SHARE Atlanta proceedings > > The problem started early Monday morning in Atlanta, Delta's world-wide > headquarters. I imagine that most SHARE attendees had blown town by > then. It's been widely reported as a 'power failure', but there's a public > squabble over whether the glitch occurred within Georgia Power's grid or > within Delta's own internal power distribution network. As Ed says, the truth > will eventually come out. > > It's reported that the problem was exacerbated by Delta's recent pullback > from inter-airline mutual bailout agreements. This reduced Delta's ability to > rebook passengers on other carriers. The most public retrenchment involved > American Airlines, whom Delta accused of benefitting from the agreement > far more than Delta did. The message: Delta is so good that AA was more of a > millstone than an ally. Maybe good, but not perfect. > > I fly Southwest, which had its own computer problems a couple of weeks > earlier. SHARE managed to find a sweet spot in between the two airline > FUBARs. Even Obama's Monday visit to Atlanta--literally across the street > from the Marriott--seemed to have minimal impact on the conference. > > . > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-302-7535 Office > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Edward Finnell > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 12:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: SHARE Atlanta proceedings > > Right. The news has been slow dribbling out. My nephew is a sysprog in > Atlanta(not for Delta) but several of the neighbors are. We'll get the scoop > eventually. > > > In a message dated 8/9/2016 1:12:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I think the problems started on Sunday? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
