Ask HN: What is the worst enterprise software you use every day?
Follow up to a 2020 thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23803539 The janky enterprise “security” software that runs at 100% cpu constantly and is the number 1 reason the laptop fan spins up. AKA spyware. I’ve got the keys to production databases but for some reason can’t be trusted to update my computer or not download viruses. “Use” is very loose definition, “forced to run” is more accurate. I remember one of these processes making a brand new 2018 Macbook-Pro unusable. It got so bad that I had to record the screen, showing my manager the absurd CPU usage, and input lag using VS-Code (type a letter see it appear 3 seconds later). After a week of that, I basically had to send an email saying "either the security stuff you installed works, or I can work, but both will not work at the same time" So much this.... Crappy so called security software that only makes things more secure by slowing down the computer. I get it we need to protect the network, but you don't do that by making sure that everybody is out looking for a way to do an end run around your virus scan and audit software. I would love to know how much power is used just to run so called security software. Endpoint protection is a racket. Service Now Teams - slow, memory hungry Defendpoint for local admin - when you end up having to put your password in 20 times to install something from Microsoft, for example Jira - maybe it's just the way ours is configured but TFS/AZdevops seemed so much better Microsoft Dynamics... Definitely Teams ! Windows or Linux, both ! Teams Teams on Linux. I am yet to find another piece of garbage which tries to (poorly) reconfigure my headphones without being asked. The only reason teams exist is because nobody was ever fired for buying Microsoft. Teams on Mac Teams on Windows Teams on Browser Teams on Android Jira Slack. I realize that I'm quite lucky in this regard. Slack isn't great, but it's far from the Enterprise (TM) dumpster fire that other examples here are. Windows 10. Everything is just 10x slower than on Linux Radiology software. The information system (RIS) the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and Teams. Everything about teams. Salesforce Outlook. It is clunky, and the rules seem to be hit and miss. Autocad... Oracle document manager.... Adobe, Microsoft teams, Citrix - Teams - Jira - HP Smart Citrix 1. Teams 2. Windows 10 3. Windows Explorer SAP Don't use SAP/concur myself anymore but it's certainly the enterprise software people complain about most every day - not meant to be a personal jab, I literally see it come up multiple times a week on HN and with peers Seconded Teams and gsuite by a mile.