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That's not an exception, I think? Most online service businesses that I've worked with wouldn't be able to run their operations from a "cold start". That takes
by yyyfb 2y ago
That's not an exception, I think? Most online service businesses that I've worked with wouldn't be able to run their operations from a "cold start". That takes a lot of effort to engineer and in practice it doesn't happen enough, so that's a risk that most are willing to run with.
- MBCook 2y agoReally? Everywhere else I’ve worked has been able to. I’m not saying all the data in the database. Pretend your DB is fine or you have a full up to date backup. I know losing that KILLS businesses. But in my example just the web server immolated and the backup tapes sitting next to it melted. Can you set up a new web server? As a Java developer it’s usually install OS, add Apache + Tomcat, set a few basic config parameters, copy WARs. PHP or Python is even easier. They didn’t know they could successfully do that.
- yyyfb 2y agoWith a single server sure, but anything complex than that, most companies don't have a well-rehearsed cold start procedure.