ERP Emergency Maintenance
A reader, known as "Holden", shared a story about his employer's implementation of a new ERP system, which was "quite buggy" and lacked sophisticated reporting tools.
The system was so problematic that for intricate report extraction, direct SQL access on the database was necessary.
'ERP emergency maintenance' was code for 'You deleted what?'
Holden recalled a moment when his boss started panicking, repeatedly muttering "Oh god" after a SQL slip-up.
This incident highlights the importance of learning from mistakes to avoid similar errors in the future.
Author's summary: SQL mistake causes panic.