I always have standby copy deployed elsewhere. And I make it a point not deploying production until a single script could rebuild new clean system by using back

I always have standby copy deployed elsewhere. And I make it a point not deploying production until a single script could rebuild new clean system by using backed up data, configs and software packages. So for me it is no a big deal at all. Well if the hardware died I have to pay for replacement which is not fun but it is a very rare occurrence.