On 1/15/2012 6:05 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> And also I'm assuming this is not cheap, so management do not want.
>>
>> Making something truly zero down-time is exceedingly expensive.
>
> Yeah, reducing down-time isn't usually too bad, but /zero/ down-time
> requires going to absurd lengths.

When I was stationed at Onizuka AFB, California (the Blue Cube, for 
those who live or work near the south end of the San Francisco Bay), we 
had two large SATCOM dishes, called Sun East and Sun West.

One chronic problem was that getting downtime for preventive maintenance 
was as difficult as pulling gold teeth from a chicken.  The user 
community (who was and always will be better connected than the 
maintenance community) were as stubborn as mules about allowing any 
downtime for any reason.

"Hey, what if we took each dish down, once every six months, and do all 
of the preventive maintenance specified in the technical orders?"

"No, no, we need those dishes up 24/7.  Denied."

You'll never guess what the result was.

Regards,
John

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