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Of course it's okay to outsource things; and it's also okay to outsource critical stuff. I'm doing that too. But, outsourced or not, critical things should be
by hendi_ 15y ago
Of course it's okay to outsource things; and it's also okay to outsource critical stuff. I'm doing that too.
But, outsourced or not, critical things should be as redundant as needed, and not relying on a single point of failure.
If in a hospital a life-keeping machine depends on electricity, I hope they have diesel generators available even if their outsourced power supply fails.
- Peaker 15y agoI think people thought they were outsourcing the job of not having a single point of failure. Having a critical service supplied by someone does not necessarily mean there's a single point of failure, because that someone might be working to make sure there is no single point of failure.