[oblio]

Thing is, the AWS philosophy of considering everything short of data sources "disposable" leads to a lot more robust engineering.

Yes, it makes Ops work more difficult, but as someone smart said regarding software: if something hurts, you're not going it often enough :)

[yellowapple]

I'm pretty sure "if something hurts, you're not doing it often enough" doesn't apply to, say, arm-breakage or self-immolation :)