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News of a cyberattack taking down the most prominent collection management software used in #GLAM will not surprise anyone who's heard my rant about cultural heritage leaders snowed by promises of "enterprise level solutions." I've tried in the past to get this vendor to make its structure more flexible without success. Monoculture breeds brittleness.
@jonippolito a mild quibble with 'most prominent' generally, though it probably is in the US and/or for art museums. And yes, the one time I had to use it (during a residency) I quickly learned why there was a community of tech users swapping tips on how to work around its structure
@mia yes, I should have clarified mostly art/US userbase. When I was using Gallery Systems years ago, I found it almost impossible to accommodate any artifact that was performative, collaborative, or variable. That's a death sentence for not just avant-garde works but also mainstream digital ones. I bugged them about it but their business model didn't seem to be prepared for structural change.
@jonippolito I was hoping to read that TMS would be hit by some Windows 7 worm, but it's Gallery Systems