> This isn't a failure of PowerPoint.

Agree and was going to say the same thing. Messages need to be created for a specific audience.

When I'm sending an email to non-tech mgrs that has a bunch of tech details like that slide, I typically separate more detailed stuff from the conceptual message:

Summary:

System performance is not good enough for go live.

Working on a few possible solutions.

Details (for those interested):

System x is connected to ...blah blah blah...