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Focused capacity management has 'avoided 20 major incidents' at BSkyB

Charlee Gothard

Charlee Gothard

28 November 2012 • 4 min read

Cost implications 'huge' for IT managers who don't prioritise capacity, says broadcaster

A good IT capacity management policy has "avoided 20 major incidents" at BSkyB in recent months, according to the company's head of capacity, Alan Collier. "It stops cock-ups," said Collier. "I...

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