Re:GitHub removes 5 years of One Hour One Life designer's work
by lopmotr on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:47AM
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That's why online services will never really be a complete alternative to using your own hardware. They might not get their computers stolen or catch fire, but they destroy your data intentionally when they decide they don't like you. The failure modes are different but still present.
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Re:GitHub removes 5 years of One Hour One Life designer's work
by nraynaud on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:33AM
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I think there is still an argument to be made that a it's worth it for a lot of companies (in particular in the beginning). Because your pokemon game or your scooter company going offline is not really really a big deal. And then you reach a size where more things are possible like an SLA, people you can call on the phone, and the possibility to shame the provider.
But it's true that each company probably need to think for themselves and their circumstances, and do at least a mental computation every six months: do I need offsite backup, a second cloud provider in cold standby, in hot standby, should I look at a colocation, should I look at square meters and ethernet crimping tools?