The elbow that drained Adelaide
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Has Australia entered a new era of mature engagement when setting requirements for outsourcing deals? Should Australian banks create regional IT hubs rather than offshore? And what could have happened to drain Adelaide's Torrens River weir? All these questions and more are answered in Patch Monday.
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It wasn't a hack, it wasn't user error, therefore a report has concluded that an IT glitch is to blame for draining Adelaide's Torrens River weir. The Patch Monday team have their own thoughts on what could have happened that fateful night.