Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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#course
This video is the last in a nine part introduction to the discipline of Software Configuration Management (CM), highlighting its role in maintaining system consistency through a controlled repository of all components.

This video provides an overview of the challenges and solutions in Disaster Management, coming from a background of over 20 years experience in Configuration Management.

We cover the timeline of a hardware disaster, it's effect on the company and how we recovered from it.

Hopefully this will prepare you for similar challenges when encountering major systems failures.

Part 1 - Requirements - youtu.be/udGnxwMA4-Y
Part 2 - Planning - youtu.be/5wq0MNvB_A0
Part 3 - Development and Version Management - youtu.be/ULEfjc4ymJ0
Part 4 - Development and Build Management - youtu.be/Y8B_TfU3Pls
Part 5 - Testing - youtu.be/olP-q6XSe9g
Part 6 - Support and Helpdesk - youtu.be/jqL6LaFb1T0
Part 7 - Database Upgrades - youtu.be/bwKHGldC5Ak
Part 8 - Version Management - youtu.be/ZRDbmHu_ljg

AI was heavily used to assist in the illustration of this video

I don't work for, nor am I paid or sponsored by, the owners of PowerBASIC, or any other company mentioned in these videos, I'm just a fan of their products.

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pbusers.org
OR
pump.richheimer.de/index.php

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gsfsoftware.co.uk/PBTutorials/Projects.htm

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