Y2K E5 GLOBAL 2
A Global Solution
Fixing the Y2K problem required billions of lines of code to be rewritten. A shortage of programmers in the US led companies to rely on India's growing tech industry to solve the Y2K computer problem. The vast programming needs led to the birth of a tech offshoring industry during the early years of globalization.
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The Y2K Story 8 videos
Y2K E5 GLOBAL 2
A Global Solution
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Y2K E1 THE YEAR 2000 2
The Year 2000 Problem
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Y2K E8 Y2K LEGACY 2
The Y2K Legacy
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Y2K E4 SURVIVING THE MILLENNIUM 2
Surviving the Millennium
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Y2K E3 SELLING THE MILLENNIUM 2
Selling the year 2000
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Y2K E6 PARTY LIKE ITS 1999 2
Party Like It's 1999
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Y2K E2 DIGITAL DEPENDENCE 2
Computers were too big to fail
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Y2K E7 911 2
The Morning After
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