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I'm never sure what is better - a service that is 99% reliable and you're used to failing over to a backup system because it happens a few times a year. Or a sy

by rb808 8y ago

I'm never sure what is better - a service that is 99% reliable and you're used to failing over to a backup system because it happens a few times a year. Or a system that is 99.99% reliable and you're ed when it goes down. Is there a name for that dilemma and a preferred option? I like the idea of super reilable services, but I'm also comforted by old fashioned databases I know, and have dealt with lots of live problems.

pkulak 8y ago
Not sure there's a name for it, but it's exactly why Chaos Monkey was built.
qaq 8y ago
1st option is better the 99.99 generally holds only if it is managed by someone with very deep knowledge of the system and in case of CockroachDB it's pretty much the core team.