FYI Netflix is down

Sat Jun 30 15:41:49 UTC 2012

On 6/30/2012 12:11 AM, Tyler Haske wrote:
>> I am not a computer science guy but been around a long time.  Data centers
>> and clouds are like software.  Once they reach a certain size, its
>> impossible to keep the bugs out.  You can test and test your heart out and
>> something will slip by.  You can say the same thing about nuclear reactors,
>> Apollo moon missions, the NorthEast power grid, and most other technology
>> disasters.
> How to run a datacenter 101. Have more then one location, preferably
> far apart. It being Amazon I would expect more. :/
> .
>

It doesn't change my theory.  You add that complexity, something happens 
and the failover routing doesn't work as planned.  Been there, done 
that, have the T-shirt.