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Re:Backblaze Durability Is Eleven 9s – And Why It Doesn’t Ma... by jsjohnst on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:09PM (#17555331)
Yes, I know they pseudo randomize the allocations. That is irrelevant to my core point, that each AZ is not just separate networks in the same building or even adjacent buildings, but rather they are truly isolated by a non-insignificant distance of somewhere around 50mi on average.
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Re:Backblaze Durability Is Eleven 9s – And Why It Doesn’t Ma... by Johnny555 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:36AM (#17555610)
It's a cool map, but I can't find any reference for the source of the data center locations.

AWS purposely doesn't publish that information, and while I can believe it's possible to crowdsource the data by doing a little sleuthing (or working for certain vendors), it's hard to trust the map without knowing the sources.

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Re:Backblaze Durability Is Eleven 9s – And Why It Doesn’t Ma... by jsjohnst on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @10:25AM (#17558674)
There’s a The Atlantic article[0] that explains how to source the data pretty easily if you are willing to put in the effort.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/amazo...

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