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Yup, I've never heard of a fire taking out a Big Cloud DC. They actually know what they're doing and don't put server racks in shipping containers stacked on to

by zelly 6y ago

Yup, I've never heard of a fire taking out a Big Cloud DC. They actually know what they're doing and don't put server racks in shipping containers stacked on top of each other. If you want quality in life, sometimes you have to pay for it. Personally I'll continue to use these third world cloud providers. But I like to live on the edge.

jiofih 6y ago
Apple fire: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-rages-through-apples-data-center-hq-in-mesa-arizona/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-rages-throug... Google fire: https://www.google.nl/amp/s/gigazine.net/amp/en/20060313_google_fire https://www.google.nl/amp/s/gigazine.net/amp/en/20060313_goo... AWS fire: https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/amazon-data-center-fire/ https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/amazon-data-cent...
- zelly 6y ago
  > Apple fire Their solar panels on the roof caught on fire. Presumably there was no actual disruption in service computing-wise. > Google fire 2006, still a young company at that point. Also this was way before GCP where they were responsible for other people's services. > AWS fire Data center caught on fire while it was under construction. Drunk construction workers messed up, not AWS. Presumably no computers were even inside yet. This is completely different from OVH completely burning down while all their customers' data went up in flames. If these are the best examples of Big Cloud messing up, this is quite the endorsement. It's funny how the OVH CEO tells everyone to go activate their DRPs while the company didn't have enough foresight to install fire suppression systems.
  - jiofih 6y ago
    These are just the first examples I could find. Fires account for 20%+ of all DC outages in the industry. But taking the time to find a reason to invalidate each one, it seems like you have your mind set.

by zelly 6y ago

jiofih 6y ago

Apple fire: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-rages-through-apples-data-center-hq-in-mesa-arizona/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-rages-throug... Google fire: https://www.google.nl/amp/s/gigazine.net/amp/en/20060313_google_fire https://www.google.nl/amp/s/gigazine.net/amp/en/20060313_goo... AWS fire: https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/amazon-data-center-fire/ https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/amazon-data-cent...

zelly 6y ago
> Apple fire Their solar panels on the roof caught on fire. Presumably there was no actual disruption in service computing-wise. > Google fire 2006, still a young company at that point. Also this was way before GCP where they were responsible for other people's services. > AWS fire Data center caught on fire while it was under construction. Drunk construction workers messed up, not AWS. Presumably no computers were even inside yet. This is completely different from OVH completely burning down while all their customers' data went up in flames. If these are the best examples of Big Cloud messing up, this is quite the endorsement. It's funny how the OVH CEO tells everyone to go activate their DRPs while the company didn't have enough foresight to install fire suppression systems.
- jiofih 6y ago
  These are just the first examples I could find. Fires account for 20%+ of all DC outages in the industry. But taking the time to find a reason to invalidate each one, it seems like you have your mind set.