@jacenboy Well, there goes one of the job security secrets 😋

@askDNA The higher up the ladder, the lower the available skillset to connect a teams call.

@paulk Wait.. thats about half of our planned episodes 😅

@emmecola Dont forget to actually plug in all cables.

Antes de los 8 bits, hubo píxeles gigantes, cartuchos rudimentarios y mandos con una sola palanca 🎮📺 Una era olvidada donde empezó todo… ¿Sabes de qué generación hablamos? Prepárate para el próximo Academia Friki 🎙️ #RetroGaming #HistoriaConsolas #Podcast

@thanius Sorry, we only talk about IT stuff. We might mention a video game every now and then 😅

We’ve all been there — that split-second decision, the “this one, right?” moment… and then silence, blinking lights, or chaos.

What's the biggest IT horror story you've seen - or created - that started with someone unplugging just one wrong cable?

We’d love to hear your most catastrophic or unexpected tales of unplugging-gone-wrong. Bonus points if it took down way more than expected.

#network #cable #downtime #it

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@lovemakeshare we use Libsyn to push the podcast to the majority of platforms and RSS generation, YouTube being the exception as we like to encode the video ourselves.

In our May podcast episode, we talked about the day disaster struck — a real data center fire and how you have to think fast to keep things running.

This isn’t your typical downtime story.
- Critical systems at risk
- No playbook for the chaos
- Real-time decisions under pressure
- Lessons in resilience, communication, and calm leadership

We didn’t just survive — we learned.
If you’ve ever been on call, led a tech team, or just want to hear a story of turning crisis into clarity, this episode is for you.

Listen now on the following platforms :

- Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YCa2UQiIWmTklwV8rGBSA
- Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/.../our-first.../id1812612272...
- YouTube : https://music.youtube.com/podcast/4NwtMiwhgHc
- Deezer : https://dzr.page.link/6oxAuMNYTSL4MqAq7
- In your browser : https://ithorrorstories.eu/

Know someone who works in DevOps, SRE, or IT leadership? Inform them or share this post. Let’s get more people learning from real stories — not just theory.

Sometimes, you’re at an event, a meetup, or just in the right place at the right time when suddenly an industry leader walks by. The conversation starts flowing, the timing feels right, and you realize: this is the moment to hit record.

Not every podcast episode needs weeks of planning. Some of the best ones are captured in the energy of real-life moments.

Stay prepared as opportunity doesn’t always knock twice. And always bring your recording equipment.

Stay tuned for our next episode, to be released early July.

Find the links to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Deezer and others on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/

Our 2nd episode "Crashing Helsinki Airport" has been released today.

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.

The podcast is published to all places where you can expect to find a podcast : Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Deezer, Audible and others.

All links to this episode and more can be found on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/

We choose not to have a subscription model, so to support us please check our merchandise at http://shop.ithorrorstories.eu or buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/ithorrorstories#

Our next episode will be released in under a week, early June. Make sure not to miss it, so why not subscribe ?

You can subscribe / like / follow on the following platforms :

Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/7LqbtykS0IQctSCucvQVHW
Apple Music : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith/id1812612272
YouTube Music : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A9yzpnkOdVQvmFjgTsZRrE-zDCuIVcX

And more.. links on https://ithorrorstories.eu/

Our next episode has been sent of to the editing desk to make even prettier and will be published early June.

In the meanwhile check our previous episode and archive : https://ithorrorstories.eu/

Its been a week since our first episode was published and we need to say thank you to all of you out there for your supportive and constructive feedback. As many have already inquired for the next episode, we plan to release every 4 to 6 weeks with episode 2 planned for early June.

Meanwhile do spread our links and episodes to your colleagues, friends and fellow IT professionals and do ask them to subscribe for any new episodes, it helps our visibility in this AI defined online world of today.

The current and future episodes can be found on our website https://ithorrorstories.eu/ and where-ever you get your podcasts such as Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Amazon and others.

Hooray ! Our first episode, 'Our First Datacenter Fire' is now online ! Thanks to our guest Bob for being there and our #demoscene friends Danko, Cmdr Homer and @netpoet for their awesome assistance. You can find the first episode on Spotify, Apple, YouTube and others - all links are on our website : https://ithorrorstories.eu/