David eastley Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 although it is a pain as I track this data all the time I doubt it will impact rankings ( what ever that is these days) as everyone will see the same impact so our relative rankings should be largely unchanged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAROL SAUNDERS Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Looks like it's been updated now😁 Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, David eastley said: although it is a pain as I track this data all the time I doubt it will impact rankings ( what ever that is these days) as everyone will see the same impact so our relative rankings should be largely unchanged considering some of the concentrations we saw recently, like the recent change date of June sales to September which had about 40% of cases on forum contributors I am not reassured about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Alamy said: Hi All We are currently experiencing some ongoing technical issues with Alamy Measures due to a large amount of data processing on our servers. Our IT team are working on fixing this as soon as possible but we apologise for the inconvenience caused. In addition to this, from the 30th of Sept, there will be some technical backend changes to the site which means we're expecting the recorded zooms in measures to be reduced by about 20% - this will be across the board. We anticipate this reduction in the recording of data to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which it will return to normal levels. This is purely a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented through the site and will not actually affect zooms or sales. Thanks, Alamy Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Last Updated on : 27 Sep 2021 13:59 GMT Thank you Alamy. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Kirby Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Email just now from Alamy Alamy Measures From the 30th September there will be some technical backend changes to the site. As a result, we're expecting to see a 20% reduction in the number of zooms we can record and report to you. If you therefore see a reduction in the zooms we're reporting, please be assured this isn't reflective of your actual zooms. This is a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented on the site. We anticipate this reduction to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which zooms will be recorded again normally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 And the missing 3 months zooms. Will they be reinstated or gone forever? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemson Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Three months to do an IT backend systems upgrade? Surely they could replace the entire system in three months? What is going on? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I only look at momentum on Zooms in measures. So many zooms are not sold and so many sales are never zoomed. Not that bothered! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 40 minutes ago, Nigel Kirby said: Email just now from Alamy Alamy Measures From the 30th September there will be some technical backend changes to the site. As a result, we're expecting to see a 20% reduction in the number of zooms we can record and report to you. If you therefore see a reduction in the zooms we're reporting, please be assured this isn't reflective of your actual zooms. This is a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented on the site. We anticipate this reduction to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which zooms will be recorded again normally. Only slightly different from the Alamy post to the forum on the 27th. That also referenced processing a large amount of data effecting measures and they were working to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 40 minutes ago, Joseph Clemson said: Three months to do an IT backend systems upgrade? Surely they could replace the entire system in three months? What is going on? Maybe they are going to make it such that we can view just our zooms going back to the year dot if we wish, as requested/mentioned by another contributor some time ago. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Nigel Kirby said: Email just now from Alamy Alamy Measures From the 30th September there will be some technical backend changes to the site. As a result, we're expecting to see a 20% reduction in the number of zooms we can record and report to you. If you therefore see a reduction in the zooms we're reporting, please be assured this isn't reflective of your actual zooms. This is a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented on the site. We anticipate this reduction to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which zooms will be recorded again normally. Feels like there is at least a 20% drop in sales as well 🙃 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radim Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I feel that there has also been at least a 20% drop in confidence 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Nigel Kirby said: Email just now from Alamy Alamy Measures From the 30th September there will be some technical backend changes to the site. As a result, we're expecting to see a 20% reduction in the number of zooms we can record and report to you. If you therefore see a reduction in the zooms we're reporting, please be assured this isn't reflective of your actual zooms. This is a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented on the site. We anticipate this reduction to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which zooms will be recorded again normally. No words... 😂🤣 Edit: I just received my email and at the bottom there's a frog, peering over a leaf. Could this be the creature that's upgrading the IT system? It would probably do a better job than whoever is going to take 3 months to complete the work... Edited September 30, 2021 by Colblimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Dave Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 …some people on the forum have complained about quick fixes/bodges applied to Measures in the past – now some are complaining about the estimated three month wait for a proper fix. If you’ve never worked in IT how can you have any idea what’s involved ? Or even, if you have worked in IT but never worked on Alamy’s systems, how can you have any idea what’s involved ? I’m a contrib since 2005/06 but never built a large port’, partly because I’ve being busy elsewhere working in IT. I didn’t expect to find myself defending Alamy but; hey guys, stop whinging about measures ! GD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Harrison Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Gorilla Dave said: now some are complaining about the estimated three month wait for a proper fix. Not whinging but any idea what kind of IT work could take 3 months? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Just now, Harry Harrison said: Not whinging but any idea what kind of IT work could take 3 months? Writing/coding a new program then beta testing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 My guess is that Measures has not been working properly for a long time, and hopefully Alamy are going to try and put in a proper fix, as well as probably some further changes to the search engine. I would prefer it if they took their time and did it properly rather than further "quick fixes" which then have further problems. Personally I find Measures very helpful in terms of keywording and managing my portfolio so I hope they sort it and keep it. Kumar 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Gorilla Dave said: …some people on the forum have complained about quick fixes/bodges applied to Measures in the past – now some are complaining about the estimated three month wait for a proper fix. If you’ve never worked in IT how can you have any idea what’s involved ? Or even, if you have worked in IT but never worked on Alamy’s systems, how can you have any idea what’s involved ? I’m a contrib since 2005/06 but never built a large port’, partly because I’ve being busy elsewhere working in IT. I didn’t expect to find myself defending Alamy but; hey guys, stop whinging about measures ! GD in fairness many of us are "whinging" about the communication part and our eroding "partnership" with Alamy. Issues as to Measures have been brought up since last fall and communication was always reactive. As for the latest communication, a project of this magnitude, and i agree with you 3 months is reasonable, does not get developed overnight, yet with ongoing increasing problems reported, Alamy elected to wait until 3 days from start to even communicate and acknowledge that the problem, as we suspected, was much deeper than the quick patch they have been performing over the last year. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Checks Measures. Generally zooms are "Your account has not collected any activity for customers measured by the tool within the date selected.", so i guess this morning it means it collected 20% less no activity from customers. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansos Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'm getting something from Measures but not sure how accurate it is. Not that far off usual levels so I'm guessing much of it is working again now. Is that an accurate assessment or are we still in the lap of the gods?🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Past caring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) On 29/09/2021 at 11:07, Nigel Kirby said: Email just now from Alamy Alamy Measures From the 30th September there will be some technical backend changes to the site. As a result, we're expecting to see a 20% reduction in the number of zooms we can record and report to you. If you therefore see a reduction in the zooms we're reporting, please be assured this isn't reflective of your actual zooms. This is a technical requirement whilst essential upgrades are implemented on the site. We anticipate this reduction to be in place for no longer than 3 months, after which zooms will be recorded again normally. @Alamy Any Update on this? It wasn't supposed to take more than 3 months, but i have yet to receive any communication related to it.... Edited January 25, 2022 by meanderingemu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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