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Can someome explain "Pets" and "Cattle"? Not seen this useage before, think I get it but want to be sure. Pets are servers for love and fun, Cattle are servers
by davidwritesbugs 4y ago
Can someome explain "Pets" and "Cattle"? Not seen this useage before, think I get it but want to be sure. Pets are servers for love and fun, Cattle are servers exploited for loveless meat & milk?
- hereyougo2 4y agohttps://cloudscaling.com/blog/cloud-computing/the-history-of-pets-vs-cattle https://cloudscaling.com/blog/cloud-computing/the-history-of...
- frellus 4y ago"pets" - servers which require unique, individual care, love, naming and feeding and are irreplaceable in their function. You know it's a "pet" server when you think long and hard when you name it "cattle" - servers which have no distinct personality traits, are fed, loved and cared for as a group or heard. You know it's a "cattle" server when the name isn't something you can easily remember Neither pets nor cattle are "exploited", they all have their jobs to do, however they have an ROI and also a consequence of being unique or not. Cattle tend to be born, graze, die and it's part of the cycle. Pets die, and you are emotionally upset and do something stupid -- and you find yourself doing unholy things to resurrect them like using backup tapes or something
- davidwritesbugs 4y ago"Exploited" was my failed attempt at humour :)
- pixelmonkey 4y agoThis post has the slide that seared into my memory when I first heard the analogy in 2012-2013 or so: https://www.engineyard.com/blog/pets-vs-cattle/ https://www.engineyard.com/blog/pets-vs-cattle/ Direct link to slide screencap here: https://www.engineyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vCloudOpenStackPetsandCattle1.jpeg https://www.engineyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vCloud...