Definitely ,people responsible for this need to be published somehow, and I believe now is the best time to change " all trades are turned to bets" policy, when a crash happens. I can't see it continuing the way it was, with outages happening every four days.BetScalper wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:44 pmTheir infrastructure people need sacking and/or BF need to dig deep and invest for the future or they will be history in a couple of years.
Betfair Down / Betfair site crash
Paddy Power buy back their shares in these dips
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BetScalper
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Well, I don't know about their infrastructure people (I believe that was outsourced) but PaddyPower/Betfair Software Engineers, on average are earning GBP 66,300 per annum.
Holy smoke….
Holy smoke….
Outsourced to low wage Romania I read somewhere. LOVELY!BetScalper wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:58 pmWell, I don't know about their infrastructure people (I believe that was outsourced) but PaddyPower/Betfair Software Engineers, on average are earning GBP 66,300 per annum.
Holy smoke….
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northbound
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From my experience working in the IT sector, usually these outages are symptoms of lack of clarity and direction from the top.
Either because of messy directors or too many high up people pulling in different directions.
Either because of messy directors or too many high up people pulling in different directions.
Looks like all the investments BF made, where in the casino part of their business , as it's working fine during the outage, makes me think...
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BetScalper
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Its cloud-based architecture, supported by a company in Romania.
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spreadbetting
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Thankfully Derby scored so my 0-0 lay that I was unable to close hasn't cost me a few thousand, can't imagine I'll come out on top though as I had other back trades on 0-0 on other games I couldn't close either.
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invisiblelayer
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Really feel for those that had positions open and big liabilities. Communication from them is shocking, you can only find out basics from that sh@t twitter helpdesk bot they run.
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leewillo75
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and its back up ...
and you can still place bets on markets that finished ages ago
I just did a test best on Mjondalen V Asane to prove this. The game finished one 1 1 at about 19:30 but I can still back over 1.5 goals now at 1.15
I know the bet will be voided but it just goes to show what a bunch of clowns they are
You honestly couldnt make it up
and you can still place bets on markets that finished ages ago
I just did a test best on Mjondalen V Asane to prove this. The game finished one 1 1 at about 19:30 but I can still back over 1.5 goals now at 1.15
I know the bet will be voided but it just goes to show what a bunch of clowns they are
You honestly couldnt make it up
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Kafkaesque
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It's a valid argument as to what we're seeing. I would, though, be interested in your take on why it still happens, now that the Exchange is part of Paddy Power/Betfair?Euler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:02 pmI think this and their attitude in general, will be their downfall. I did a presentation many years ago where I listed the unstoppable corporate lifecycle. Arrogance leads to complacency and complacency to failure. Once the rot sets in, you can't stop it. Corporations just lose touch with their core proposition and what got them there in the first place. It's more dominant in listed companies, they just can't act decisively to stymy the problems.leewillo75 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:39 pmthe problem is they dont give a hoots ....
Hopefully long term it will be their downfall
If it was just Betfair Exchange - with its, on the face of it, unchallengeable market position - I'd be 100% on board with the complacency creeping in; not necessarily quite so much when it's a part of a larger organisation.