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I'd generalize this to many kinds of failover setups, DB or non-DB. Practically each and every one I've seen is in itself less reliable than the thing it's cove

I'd generalize this to many kinds of failover setups, DB or non-DB. Practically each and every one I've seen is in itself less reliable than the thing it's covering for.

pmuk 9y ago
It amazes me that in 2017 HA for RDBs is still so brittle and complicated. I had hoped this problem would have been solved by now!
- pmuk 9y ago
  Although I guess that's what the guys at CockroachDB are trying to do (for PostgreSQL at least!)