Re: FYI Netflix is down

[Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org>]

In a message written on Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 12:23:57PM -0400, david raistrick wrote:
> When the hardware is outsourced how would you propose testing the 
> non-software components?  They do simulate availability zone issues (and 
> AZ is as close as you get to controlling which internal power/network/etc 
> grid you're attached to).

Find a provider with a similar methodology.  Perhaps Netflix never
conducts a power test, but their colo vendor would perform such
testing.

If no colo providers exist that share their values on testing, that
may be a sign that outsourcing it isn't the right answer...

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       Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org - CCIE 3440
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