I have kind of scratched my head a bit as to why our local VM provider has all these scheduled downtimes.. while the servers we run in-house have those maybe once or twice a year, at most. Hm..
> why our local VM provider has all these scheduled downtimes
Generally (but not exclusively) this is because they have more complex infrastructure, a larger number of customers, and a contractual commitment to give advance notice of outages when possible.
It therefore makes sense to schedule downtime even if you don't need it (or even use it), so that customers can arrange their own expectations.
Generally (but not exclusively) this is because they have more complex infrastructure, a larger number of customers, and a contractual commitment to give advance notice of outages when possible.
It therefore makes sense to schedule downtime even if you don't need it (or even use it), so that customers can arrange their own expectations.