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0 pointsFpUser2y ago0 comments

Frankly I do not recall a single service without downtime, this includes banks I use. Yes I'd be mightily upset if said downtimes had lasted for days. 15 min - I do not give a flying hoot as long as it is not too often.

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CubsFan10602y ago

I suspect it's likely that the services that the other posters use _do_ have downtime, they are just done at hours where they don't notice them.

I would literally have no idea if gmail went down from 1-2 am any day of the week. Hell. I wouldn't notice if it was down everyday from 1-2am.

ljm2y ago

If you've got planned maintenance that requires downtime then you are always scheduling it at the times when your traffic is at its lowest. How much you avoid hard downtime is a function of how much money you're willing to spend on the maintenance.

CubsFan10602y ago

Or how much revenue will be reduced by downtime.

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CubsFan10602y ago

I suspect it's likely that the services that the other posters use _do_ have downtime, they are just done at hours where they don't notice them.

I would literally have no idea if gmail went down from 1-2 am any day of the week. Hell. I wouldn't notice if it was down everyday from 1-2am.

ljm2y ago

CubsFan10602y ago

Or how much revenue will be reduced by downtime.

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