It is now day five that Italian bank Sella has its apps and internetbank down, after a weekend systems update went south. The problem seems to be database-related: “something, something Oracle.”

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Weekend maintenance caused an Italian bank, Sella, to go offline for several days. The issue is possibly related to an update or database schema changes made by Oracle. The bank's external IT vendor, Fabrick, is also involved. The outage raises questions about the bank's engineering culture and the utility of blackout windows for maintenance.

Weekend maintenance kicks an Italian bank offline for days