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by reasonabl_human 1900 days ago
This is the right answer from a proper dev ops and opsec POV
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The solution may have a serious cost depending on your architecture. You will have to make sure it is worth the investment. Replicating and keeping a whole infrastructure stand-by is not an easy job for an one-hour outage. Sometimes, it is not the right solution either. It really depends on the business you are in.
It's also possible that you could accidentally stumble into a situation where doubling your presence also doubles the risk of significant problems.