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Bigger sites are more likely to use microservices and multiple failovers so individual components can be upgraded without downtime. Smaller sites likely have a
by byoung2 8y ago
Bigger sites are more likely to use microservices and multiple failovers so individual components can be upgraded without downtime. Smaller sites likely have a single point of failure that needs to go down to make changes (e.g. 1 single master database that needs to be write locked for a schema change).
- aynsof 8y agoThis isn't limited to just smaller sites. Many slower-moving organizations, e.g. government and banks, aren't yet up-to-date with zero-downtime deployments.