Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Last minute filers overwhelm servers

Last minute filers trying to e-file their returns with TurboTax experienced frustration as Intuit's servers where overwhelmed. By 7 PM last night, servers were rejecting users' attempts to file returns. Users were also unable to verify whether their returns had been accepted by the IRS and state collectors.
This situation could happen to any business that experiences periods of unusually high demand. How would your prepare your Information Systems for dealing with something like this?

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http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-6177341.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news

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