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

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Podcast: [IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-horror-stories-with-jack-smith-7324626)
Published: 2026-03-02T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-11-raspberry-mistery/
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A few hundred field engineers. Real humans. With vans. And jobs. All coordinated by a device roughly the size of a coaster and powered by something suspiciously similar to a phone charger. For months, it runs slow but flawlessly. Tickets dispatched. Routes optimized. Managers happy. The tiny silicon hero hums along in its noble plastic case, bravely pretending it's not one 'apt upgrade' away from a crisis. Join us as we unravel the mystery, debate the true definition of "production-ready," and ask the question no one wanted to say out loud. Want even more info ? Read our show notes and related blog post related to this episode : https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/episode-11-raspberry-mistery/ All other links and socials : https://links.ithorrorstories.eu/ 00:00 Welcome Back 01:23 Shadow IT Chaos 05:18 Major Outage 12:04 Data Center Discovery 17:59 Where's the Server? 19:58 Raspberry Pi Reveal 25:13 Migration Success 30:36 Closing Thoughts

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