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Re:Why Segment Went Back to a Monolith by 87zuhjkas on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @10:10AM (#23019415)
Well, lets assume N = 999, then N^2 = 998001, so nowhere near the number of atoms in the universe, which is estimated to be about 10^80.
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Re:Why Segment Went Back to a Monolith by mbrameld on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @10:16AM (#23019508)
I think the person you're replying to meant 2^N based on the context. They're saying you have to account for every possible combination of services being down.
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