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		doubled112 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Companies Are Ditching the Cloud: The Rise of ... The colo I’m used to has survived multiple switch overs to backup and then to diesel generators without a blip that I could detect. I say “I’m used to” because having things there has spanned more than one job. One power outage was days to a week. Don’t recall exactly. It’s possible to do it right.

SoftTalker 8 months ago [–]

Yes it's possible. But it's not cheap. If you buy a bunch of UPS and a few generators (you need more than one, in case it doesn't start) and don't maintain them regularly and test them regularly that's when you get some bad surprises.

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