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AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran

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  1. wewewedxfgdf · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. knorker · · focus · HN ↗
      What's you point? That if you had run your own DC in that region (because that was your business requirement) then you'd have better missile defense than AWS?

      Or maybe AWS or DIY, you are always responsible for geographic diversity?

      Anyone losing data over this lost it because they'd literally told AWS to only store it in one place.

      1. culi · · focus · HN ↗
        You don't need better missile defense than AWS. You don't need missile defense at all because you won't be a target. 99.999999% of the land has no missile threat on it. You are actively increasing the threat to your business by running it on the same servers that military contractors run their software on.
        1. vkou · · focus · HN ↗
          In a war where schools and bridges and aid convoys and bread lines are targeted, anyone should consider themselves a valid target.

          It's true that you are less likely to be a target than a state-sponsored tech megacorp's data centers, but the risk is still present.

          1. Edman274 · · focus · HN ↗
            An AWS data center is going to look like a bright shining beacon on the CARVER matrix.

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;CARVER_matrix" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;CARVER_matrix

            What CARVER score would you give an AWS data center? I would probably put it around the 40 to 50s. Where would you put your own individual company by itself on the CARVER matrix as it relates to enemy forces? Pretty damn low.

            1. knorker · · focus · HN ↗
              Which is why your job as a responsible company you should have verified your offsite backups on 28th Feb.

              Just like you would if wildfires started breaking new records in Oregon, if that&#x27;s where your (for some reason sole) cloud region is.

              It should already be set up, of course, but from a data point of view this is when you&#x27;re thankful that at least this raised risk came with a heads up.

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