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Re:Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by Not Going to the Cloud by oxfordmale on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:35AM (#35095677)
For example, hardware doesn't just survive five years. As the hardware ages, the failure rate will increase. This calculation doesn't even mention this at all.
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Re:Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by Not Going to the Cloud by thesh4d0w on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:06PM (#35102551)
They're using Dell and I would assume bought a 5 year warranty, so they don't have to factor that in.
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Re:Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by Not Going to the Cloud by oxfordmale on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:57PM (#35103108)
Regardless of a warranty, the hardware still fails and needs to be replaced. That requires maintenance. Beyond that, can they afford to wait for Dell to fix the faulty device or send a replacement, or do they need several spare units to address outages quickly.
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