You work in IT and you think you can simply swap a DB with another? WOW! Tell your boss to keep you away from all the servers using a DB right now!
On Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:11:56 UTC-5, casperthegoth wrote: > > As a user, I agree Ryan, this is totally a life thing that people should > be equipped to handle. > > As an IT person I am shocked that this month has been so bumpy. We are off > of three record breaking fund raisers and we still don't have a fail over > backup? Virtualization has changed the price point for offsite backup > hosting. DNS failover is dirt cheap. There is no excuse for a DB to not be > replicated and served for emergencies. Facebook isn't a necessary service - > I sign in for free. I have never seen it down. It was custom coded from the > ground up. > > Again, as a gamer, this is all fine. We just went through a hiring phase, > and I can tell you that I wouldn't hire any IT guys/gals with BGG on the > resume. > > Programmers I would hire in a second. Truly top notch. Maybe even the best > out there. And maybe the case is that there are people so good at > programming, they think they are good at infrastructure... maybe ego is > getting in the way? Who knows. > > I donate far more than the patron amount, and I will continue to give > monthly as I have for years now. Downtime is an issue for all, but there > are solutions. So my response is basically curiosity and shock about the > lack of solution management and the continuation of all the unannounced > downtime. > > On Sunday, January 13, 2013 6:03:45 PM UTC-5, Ryan Metzler wrote: >> >> Really folks? I use BGG, I'd wager, a lot more frequently than the >> average...or even the heavy...user. The downtime is hardly a problem, >> especially given that this site isn't exactly a "necessary" service. So >> you can't check your geekmail for a few more hours, or perhaps you can't >> immediately resolve a rules issue or bid on a geekauction...but really, the >> immense service that the site provides FOR FREE far outweighs a few >> instability issues. >> >> ~ Ryan >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bgg_down/-/LApvWFmH8sEJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
