Podcast

IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith

Author: Jack Smith
Feed episode count: 22
Official site: https://www.ithorrorstories.eu
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Summary

We delve into the bizarre and often cringe-worthy world of IT mishaps, glitches, and the horror stories that come with it. With a sarcastic twist we recount the tales of those who somehow manage to create chaos out of the simplest tasks. We strike a balance between relatable frustration and dark humor that gets even the most cringe-inducing stories entertaining and you will find yourself laughing, cringing, and shaking their heads in disbelief as we take a wild ride through the chaotic world of IT, where every glitch is a ghost story waiting to be told.

Episodes

Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Cardboard Confidential - A Cybersecurity Incident, a Golf Course Conversation, and Why No Industry Is Too Boring to Be Targeted

Duration seconds: 1921
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-17-cardboard-confidential/

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Jack's Rants - The New Change Management - ITIL Change Control, Organizational Change, and Why Project Managers Suddenly Need Psychology Degrees

Duration seconds: 766
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/jacks-rants-the-new-change-management/

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

GDPR Enters the Chat - The Day a Hiring Exercise Became an Information Security Incident

Duration seconds: 897
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/gdpr-enters-the-chat/

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Spooling Out of Control - Enterprise Printing Explained and Why Printing Still Breaks IT

Duration seconds: 1598
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-15-spooling-out-of-control/

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Sleep Mode in Production - How a Laptop Took Down a Warehouse

Duration seconds: 1393
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-14-sleep-mode-in-production/

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Ransomware Lockdown - What a Real-World Ransomware Attack Looks Like: Incident Response and Recovery

Duration seconds: 2112
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-13-ransomware-lockdown/

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Jack's Rants - Floppy Disks at 35000 Feet - Why Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks for Flight Management Systems

Duration seconds: 647
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/jacks-rants-floppy-disks-at-35000-feet/

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Failover That Failed Successfully - Lessons from a Successfully Failed Disaster Recovery and Failover Test

Duration seconds: 1980
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-12-the-failover-that-failed-successfully/

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

Jack's Rants - IT Hiring Chaos – The Strange State of the Tech Job Market

Duration seconds: 702
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/jacks-rant-it-hiring-chaos/

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

Raspberry Mistery - 200 Techs Using A Single Raspberry Pi: The Temporary Server That Failed

Duration seconds: 1938
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-11-raspberry-mistery/

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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

Jack's Rants - Batch Job Blues - Why Mainframes And Banks Still Rule The World

Duration seconds: 555
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/jacks-rant-batch-job-blues/

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Feb 9, 2026 · not_requested

Welcome to IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith

Duration seconds: 57
Source: https://ithorrorstories.eu/it-horror-stories-trailer-2026

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Feb 2, 2026 · not_requested

Surviving the Anonymous DDOS - How We Survived the Traffic Flood from Anonymous

Duration seconds: 2159
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-10-surviving-the-anonymous-ddos/

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Jan 7, 2026 · not_requested

Shadow IT Reports - Why you should not have a "Quick Sales Tool" in production

Duration seconds: 1816
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-9-shadow-it-reports/

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Dec 1, 2025 · not_requested

The DevOps Royale With Cheese - When a Data Supplier Breaks Production

Duration seconds: 1700
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-8-the-devops-royale-with-cheese/

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Nov 3, 2025 · not_requested

Y2K vs Y2K38 - The Rematch and How the World Avoided a Global IT Disaster (Again)

Duration seconds: 1766
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-7-y2k-vs-y2k38-the-rematch/

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Oct 6, 2025 · not_requested

SAP Happens - The IBM Spinoff That Is Controlling Global Business And Finance

Duration seconds: 2587
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-6-sap-happens/

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Aug 31, 2025 · not_requested

Paris Rooftops - How (Not) To Install A 5G Antenna For An Internet Backup Line

Duration seconds: 2068
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-5-paris-rooftops/

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Aug 4, 2025 · not_requested

IT and Global Politics - The Chaos Of Your Sales Team Being Arrested For Industrial Espionage

Duration seconds: 2004
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-4-it-and-global-politics/

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Jul 1, 2025 · not_requested

"Fun" With Domain Names - An Industry Insider Explains All About DNS That You Didn't Knew

Duration seconds: 2252
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-3-fun-with-domain-names/

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Jun 2, 2025 · not_requested

Crashing Helsinki Airport - Why You Should Not Have Mission Critical Infrastructure In A Random Cloud Container

Duration seconds: 2461
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-2-crashing-helsinki-airport/

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May 6, 2025 · not_requested

Our First Data Center Fire - Global Fire Alarm When Your Power Regulator Calls It Quits During The Holidays

Duration seconds: 1888
Source: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/our-first-datacentre-fire/

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