The software failure has since been resolved and RBS said service had been restored to 99% of its customers.
One RBS banker put it like this: "it was the management of the after-effects of the software failure that caused us the real difficulties, rather than the software failure itself".
Among the relatively small number of companies who tried offshoring their entire software development operation, failure was widely reported.
When Oracle went on its spending spree, many predicted failure: big software mergers have a poor record.
With its printer business under fire, HP's latest corporate software play can't be a failure.
"I was very disappointed, " said Masahiro Ueda, 38, who works for a software company, of Hatoyama's failure to deliver.
New features of the system include dynamic CPU deallocation, advanced cluster management, and LoadLeveler, which is automatic failure detection and job rescheduling software.
Saturday's failure was caused by a software malfunction, while the error earlier in the month, which caused the system to shut down for 20 minutes, was caused by incorrect input by an adjoining air traffic control center.
And due to failure to roll out device management software and write group polices, they are hesitant about letting employees bring their tablets in for work.
Failure to use the latest three-dimensional modelling software meant nobody anticipated the effect of using lightweight aluminium wiring rather than copper, which is to make bends in the wiring looms bulkier.
The independent inquiry board set up to investigate the first explosive failure said the flight control system failed because of errors in computer software design.
Digital Storm technicians stress-test and benchmark the system via industry standard testing software coupled with a proprietary testing process that detects components which can be prone to future failure.
Earlier this week, Consumer Reports called the issue a hardware failure-disputing the company's prior claim that it was simply a software bug-and said it would not recommend the product for purchase.
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Engineers who understand well how their software is operated, and the interplay between various services and back-ends, often understand failure modes and can adapt.
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