Blame shifting
A multiple-month delay thanks to a bit of careless footwork on the part of a caterer
Not a fault of caterer for being a clumsy caterer. The blame is on anyone responsible for the server room security.
Also when you run a server room yourself, you need to have some redundancy. I know servers are expensive, but that's just how it is. Even one spare server would get them out of trouble.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
