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Microsoft, Amazon Data Centers Go Down Without Much Fanfare

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Tech Target View From Above; By Ron Miller 		Mail this story
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We're used to a hue and cry each time a data center goes down, so I was little surprised by the muted reaction when Amazon and Microsoft lost power at their data centers in Dublin this week.

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Comments (5)

tracyanne ·
It's rather like viruses on Windows, it's expected.
techiem2 ·
I think the first time it was a big deal because it shattered all those notions people had about "the cloud" being perfectly stable. Now they just think "argh. Down again."

Like you said, it's now expected.
JaseP ·
Lower expectations, and everyone will be amazed when you exceed them.
helios ·
everyone will be amazed when you exceed them.

And thus, they won't blink an eye when providers increase their rate structure.
jhansonxi ·
I thought lightning was expected with clouds.

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