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Bad analogy. Here you are building your house relaying on services you cannot provide yourself (Water supply, electricity), You could at least feel a bit betra

• tomc1985 9y ago
  There are guarantees associated with water and electrical services, and their sudden disappearance is grounds for riots and civil unrest. Cloud services are not conceived or configured for durability beyond financial stability, which makes them inherently unstable. A poor foundation for anything you want to last or not be bothered with.
  • monkmartinez 9y ago
    Not really. I never signed a SLA with my power or water company. We know they try to keep the service(s) "up"... but if they can't, they can't. Sadly, people riot and fight over much less than the loss of an API... just wait until black friday or some team wins or loses a game.
    • stefano 9y ago
      > I never signed a SLA with my power or water company. We know they try to keep the service(s) "up"... but if they can't, they can't. In Italy, these services must be provided by law. Even small mountain towns where it's not profitable to provide the service must be covered. I'd be very surprised if this wasn't the case in any first world country.
      • plandis 9y ago
        I think you might be misunderstanding. You're seem to be talking about how much coverage is required for utilities. The person you're responding to appears to be specifically talking about the (lack of) guarantees for uptime, recovery, etc... for someone who already has service. In the US, required coverage mandates are up to individual states to set and varies.