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by cornellphds 4047 days ago
Its not about having two of everything at all times, but rather about having a capacity whenever you need it. At 244Gb you hit a sweet point where you can have access to large capability at a flexible price (Spot Market / On Demand / On Premise). This is what separates engineers with business acumen from run of the mill "consultants" with a search engine.
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You mentioned 'single point of failure'.