I know this is not a productive comment but I hate editorial or commentary from companies that chase crisis for more business. I used to work in hosting and the

I know this is not a productive comment but I hate editorial or commentary from companies that chase crisis for more business. I used to work in hosting and these things happened and then all our competitors would jump in on the bashwagon... it got to a point where everyone was chasing each others tails and not productive. Plus I don't care who you are or how big you are. If something goes wrong there's a possibility your app will go down. H.A. notwithstanding is a best practice but some of the most robust systems in the world still blow up. They were invented by people ergo they are inherently flawed. That's the beautiful thing about them.