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0 pointsC1sc0cat6y ago0 comments

Dialcom (Telecom Gold) in the UK was pretty close to 100% Almost survived the big storm of 87 - unfortunately the modems where on the UPS.

We built an entire new DC and had Tottenham Court Road dug up in case the Thames flooded.

In fact any big telecom will have down times for a switch (central office) measured in generations

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SirLJ6y ago

Those Silicon Valley kids can't understand reliability... Good thing my bank and my broker are not run like this... what a joke...

You sir have a very warped view of SV. Do not stereotype us.

SirLJ6y ago

First hand experience... move fast and break thing, forever in beta, etc. does not always work, especially when you have proper SLAs

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0 pointsC1sc0cat6y ago0 comments

Dialcom (Telecom Gold) in the UK was pretty close to 100% Almost survived the big storm of 87 - unfortunately the modems where on the UPS.

We built an entire new DC and had Tottenham Court Road dug up in case the Thames flooded.

In fact any big telecom will have down times for a switch (central office) measured in generations

SirLJ6y ago

Those Silicon Valley kids can't understand reliability... Good thing my bank and my broker are not run like this... what a joke...

You sir have a very warped view of SV. Do not stereotype us.

SirLJ6y ago

First hand experience... move fast and break thing, forever in beta, etc. does not always work, especially when you have proper SLAs

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse