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A cascading electrical grid failure? I don't know if there are any interconnects between the regions with the DC's, but if there were that might be a concern. T
by askvictor 9y ago
A cascading electrical grid failure? I don't know if there are any interconnects between the regions with the DC's, but if there were that might be a concern. Though at that stage, presumably most of the US is without power, hence not so much need for AWS.
- smegel 9y agoWell I guess a nationwide power outage will have bigger implications than Netflix going down...
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y agoYeah, it might take down Netflix and YouTube! Then what are we supposed to do while we wait for the electricity to come back on?!
- plandis 9y agoI think each DC has at least two power sources and probably a backup generator. I think that's why cloud providers have been so reluctant to open in Africa, diversified power is apparently a problem.