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It's incredible, today we can't keep a bunch of apps running in virtualized containers in virtual machines in some data centre across the world... But these two
by keyle 7y ago
It's incredible, today we can't keep a bunch of apps running in virtualized containers in virtual machines in some data centre across the world... But these two little things are still chugging along on the outskirts of our solar system in the harsh conditions of space.
- aloknnikhil 7y agoI don't get such comparisons. The voyager had a single purpose - to travel through space. It was purpose built for that and that alone. Things were simple. Definitely an engineering marvel for that time. Between now and then, we've had reusable rockets, multiple landers, developing nations launch rockets at a tiny cost of the original project. Things have improved. Let's compare that. Data-centers serve billions of people and have significantly more challenges in maintaining SLAs. It's not a trivial problem to solve.
- eru 7y agoThey serve billions of people and serve them cheaply!
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoYou only need to look at the reliability of cars built in the 1970s compared to today to realise that not everything has gone backwards.