He ran the installer as Administrator. The wizard prompted him: “Backup detected. Upgrade database schema?”
He clicked . File size: 1.2GB. Download time: 18 minutes.
But at 3:17 PM, it broke.
The quarter-end report was due Monday. His CFO, a woman who communicated only in raised eyebrows and silent disappointment, was expecting a preliminary draft by 5:00 PM. “Lisa, did you run the update on the server?”