WEEKEND MAINTENANCE KICKS AN ITALIAN BANK OFFLINE FOR DAYS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Italian bank Sella has been offline for days after a weekend system update caused a database problem. It is working with Oracle to resolve the unexpected issue. The extended downtime shows the importance of having a good backup strategy. While "blackout" windows for maintenance are common in banking, they might inadvertently lead to weaker engineering practices compared to industries that require zero-downtime migrations.