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The question is whether that dependence ought to exist.Can anyone give me one good reason why a petrol station should need an internet connection and associated IT systems in order to sell petrol?To use it for convenience sure, but to not have a backup plan to be able to function without it?To have added a single critical point of failure that need not exist, with no workaround in place, is an unnecessary risk and one that wouldn't be accepted in most situations. Unavoidable points of failure yes, not much can be done about those, but not unnecessarily added ones.Even in the entertainment business there's equipment redundancy to an extent. As with anything there are limits, but the aim is to minimise the chance of failure and have workarounds where practical. "The show must go on".
The question is whether that dependence ought to exist.
Can anyone give me one good reason why a petrol station should need an internet connection and associated IT systems in order to sell petrol?
To use it for convenience sure, but to not have a backup plan to be able to function without it?
To have added a single critical point of failure that need not exist, with no workaround in place, is an unnecessary risk and one that wouldn't be accepted in most situations. Unavoidable points of failure yes, not much can be done about those, but not unnecessarily added ones.
Even in the entertainment business there's equipment redundancy to an extent. As with anything there are limits, but the aim is to minimise the chance of failure and have workarounds where practical. "The show must go on".
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