GAO says flu will bring down Internet

The GAO concluded that just 40% of the workforce staying home from illness would lead to severe Internet congestion, but what happens every day after school and after work when everyone is home?  That’s just one obvious hole in the GAO report but the draconian conclusion it draws about the need to block recreational services, especially low bandwidth applications like online gaming is particularly alarming.

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GAO concludes 40% sick employees can cause severe congestion

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  1. BobW
    October 28th, 2009 at 12:16 | #1

    It’s a powergrab. With the new administration and Congress they think nobody upstairs will slap their wrists.

  2. nucrash
    October 28th, 2009 at 12:33 | #2

    I thought this was the typical thinking of the present situation without examining the current state of the environment. Although the truth be known, there is already some congestion on the internet, but VPN won’t kill it, no matter how much of the work force utilizes it.

  3. notgonnatellya
    November 1st, 2009 at 09:01 | #3

    Bob, your statement makes no sense. GAO is a non partisan organization. I disagree with them, but it’s very unlikely that the conclusion has anything to do with who is in power.

  4. riffraf
    November 17th, 2009 at 07:34 | #4

    BobW :
    It’s a powergrab. With the new administration and Congress they think nobody upstairs will slap their wrists.

    They KNOW nobody upstairs will slap their wrists.

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