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At the centre of this redesign is the need to save money. Facebook doesn't need to run on the same hardware (NetApp) as banks and telcos. In this type of appl
by Andys 18y ago
At the centre of this redesign is the need to save money.
Facebook doesn't need to run on the same hardware (NetApp) as banks and telcos. In this type of application, scaling up is done cheapest with custom software on commodity hardware.
- jrockway 18y agoAdditionally, the custom software is pretty straightforward. It's certainly simpler than the rest of their app.