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Re:A lot of complex “scalable” systems can be done with a si... by latch on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:05AM (#21910942)
"Their own data center" implies (to me at least) that they built their own data center. That doesn't sound right, so I looked it up, and it seems like they're colocating. That might be what you meant, but the data centers they use certainly weren't built or owned by SO.
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Re:A lot of complex “scalable” systems can be done with a si... by dahfizz on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:27AM (#21911026)
As far as I can tell, you are correct. They manage their own metal servers/racks inside a colocated data center. Sorry if this caused confusion.
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Re:A lot of complex “scalable” systems can be done with a si... by 0x445442 on Monday December 30, 2019 @10:27AM (#21913902)
Yeah, I recall an article that said their physical hardware was in jeopardy during hurricane Sandy.
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