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Well, after four days on the project, I am done. All the stations have been upgraded and the software is now running on Microsoft SQL Server. Everyone seem contended. But the proof of that is always how fast they pay the bill.
Everything appears to be working fine. Although, I left the building feeling a little like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Its one thing to run the software for an hour or so. But, as they hammer it over the next few weeks, we'll find if I missed anything.
One thing I came away from this project with is, I think I now know how it feels to be a yo-yo. The IT department is on the 53rd floor. The users for this software are on the 15th floor. When I arrived in the morning I had to chose which set of elevators to take. I could take an elevator that went from ground through all floors to the 20th floor, or I take an elevator that went to the 46th through the 54th floor. That means, when I was on the 53rd floor and had to go to the 15th floor. I took the elevator from the 53rd to the ground floor. Then I got an elevator that took me from ground to the 15th floor. If I needed to go back to the 53rd floor, I reversed my journey. Each trip was accompanied with my ears popping.
As I say, I think I know how a yo-yo feels.
Posted by Ted at December 18, 2003 8:27 PM