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Amazon: Lack of Redundancy

7 points by gaika 18y ago

ajross 18y ago
It seems like most of the complaint in the first half (before the author starts talking about redundancy technologies) isn't actually about redundancy at all. It's a complaint that they have these XP laptops that they can't actually develop on and need access to their linux desktops. Isn't the solution, y'know, simply to give the developers linux laptops and put the non-essential junk on windows boxes under their desks? Or inside a vmware instance? I'll admit I was shocked that they're using Outlook. I actually interviewed there many years back and was impressed at how sane the whole environment seemed. Maybe things have changed.
stcredzero 18y ago
Amazon Redundancy: prioritize this feature. Next.
lsc 18y ago
this is part of why I do everything in the terminal latency is acceptable, even when my workstation is on the other side of the globe, and I can buy a new workstation for 'change in the couch' money. (I currently have a $300 Everex CloudBook (via nanobook) I got at Wallmart for the bus rides. that and a usb 3g modem, and I'm good to go.) Backups are easy. Granted, the box isn't entirely redundant. If the motherboard blows on it, I've got to run to the datacenter and fix it or restore from backup to another box (if I'm remote) and I have a problem if the datacenter goes up in smoke, but it's been a pretty reliable system so far. The disk I'm on is mirrored, so I've not actually had to restore from backup in a few years. But yeah, it's nice because I can take a total 'it's disposable' attitude towards any laptop or desktop. If it gives me trouble, format and re install. If a client wants me to use one of her workstations, no problem (though I change the password from somewhere trusted when I'm done.) Heck with a sufficiently advanced cellphone I can console in.
- stcredzero 18y ago
  Any sufficiently advanced cellphone will have SSH. (Yes, it's a riff on Arthur C. Clarke.)
dandelany 18y ago
More like lack of an article... (I got a 404. Mirror?)
- andr 18y ago
  Talk about lack of redundancy.

7 points by gaika 18y ago

It seems like most of the complaint in the first half (before the author starts talking about redundancy technologies) isn't actually about redundancy at all. It's a complaint that they have these XP laptops that they can't actually develop on and need access to their linux desktops. Isn't the solution, y'know, simply to give the developers linux laptops and put the non-essential junk on windows boxes under their desks? Or inside a vmware instance? I'll admit I was shocked that they're using Outlook. I actually interviewed there many years back and was impressed at how sane the whole environment seemed. Maybe things have changed.

stcredzero 18y ago

Amazon Redundancy: prioritize this feature. Next.

lsc 18y ago

this is part of why I do everything in the terminal latency is acceptable, even when my workstation is on the other side of the globe, and I can buy a new workstation for 'change in the couch' money. (I currently have a $300 Everex CloudBook (via nanobook) I got at Wallmart for the bus rides. that and a usb 3g modem, and I'm good to go.) Backups are easy. Granted, the box isn't entirely redundant. If the motherboard blows on it, I've got to run to the datacenter and fix it or restore from backup to another box (if I'm remote) and I have a problem if the datacenter goes up in smoke, but it's been a pretty reliable system so far. The disk I'm on is mirrored, so I've not actually had to restore from backup in a few years. But yeah, it's nice because I can take a total 'it's disposable' attitude towards any laptop or desktop. If it gives me trouble, format and re install. If a client wants me to use one of her workstations, no problem (though I change the password from somewhere trusted when I'm done.) Heck with a sufficiently advanced cellphone I can console in.

stcredzero 18y ago
Any sufficiently advanced cellphone will have SSH. (Yes, it's a riff on Arthur C. Clarke.)

dandelany 18y ago

More like lack of an article... (I got a 404. Mirror?)

andr 18y ago
Talk about lack of redundancy.