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

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cmiles8 · 1789596948 · focus · HN ↗
This interview with an AWS leader isn’t aging well, from CBS Sunday morning:
Pogue asked, "I don't mean to give anyone ideas, but let's say I figured out that one of these unmarked buildings was an AWS data center, and I blew it up. Are you saying that it's so backed up and redundant that you probably wouldn't notice?" Wood replied, "Yeah, you wouldn't notice. I mean, we might be a bit upset, but you wouldn't notice!"
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1. cowsandmilk · 1789645890 · focus · HN ↗
  1. This wasn’t a strike on a single data center, it was strikes on many data centers.
  2. Since that interview, AWS has started selling versions of their storage that isn’t redundant. It is not surprising that when AWS sells non-redundant storage that some data is not recoverable.
  1. varispeed · 1789646291 · focus · HN ↗
    > This wasn’t a strike on a single data center, it was strikes on many data centers.
    He didn't say "but if you hit many data centres then there is a problem". The premise was if you hit data centre, user won't notice, without caveat that there is a limit.
    caymanjim · 1789646994 · focus · HN ↗
    That's an absurd interpretation.

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