Re:We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime
by 15457345234 on Thursday January 18, 2024 @10:03PM
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The alternative - at government scale - is absolutely 'let's host this ourselves' and that's what they should be doing, to ensure that institutional expertise remains. They should also own and operate their own datacentres which should be physically secure, not shared with commercial ventures and guarded by the armed forces, not civilian security.
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Re:We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime
by 0xbadcafebee on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:44AM
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Why doesn't the government manufacture their own cars? They're going to lose institutional expertise in building cars! They should also own and operate their own manufacturing facilities which should be physically secure, not shared with some 'civilian commercial venture'.
By golly, the government can't do business if it isn't a datacenter operations company, a software vendor, and a car manufacturer.
Re:We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime
by 15457345234 on Friday January 19, 2024 @03:21AM
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> By golly, the government can't do business if it isn't a datacenter operations company, a software vendor, and a car manufacturer.
I mean, precisely, which is why some countries are rapidly turning into failed states. Too much buck-passing and outsourcing.