https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/05/12/microsoft-does-the-math-on-azure-datacenter-switch-failures/ In-depth coverage of high-end computing at large enterprises, supercomputing centers, hyperscale data centers, and public clouds. Thu, 27 May 2021 03:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/05/12/microsoft-does-the-math-on-azure-datacenter-switch-failures/#comment-162629 Fri, 14 May 2021 01:15:08 +0000 https://www.nextplatform.com/?p=138421#comment-162629 Given that virtually all ransom ware events in some way start in Microsoft software I am amazed at the following statement. And to be fair, Windows has generally been pretty good since Windows 7 and Windows 10 has caused us no grief at all.)

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/05/12/microsoft-does-the-math-on-azure-datacenter-switch-failures/#comment-162624 Thu, 13 May 2021 20:24:41 +0000 https://www.nextplatform.com/?p=138421#comment-162624 Very interesting. I’m curious why “unplanned power loss” impacts vendor-2 so much, but not vendor-1 or -3. Maybe vendor-2 should include velco straps to keep the power cables in!

]]> https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/05/12/microsoft-does-the-math-on-azure-datacenter-switch-failures/#comment-162623 Thu, 13 May 2021 19:19:18 +0000 https://www.nextplatform.com/?p=138421#comment-162623 What do they consider a failure? Those failure rates seem extremely high, unless it’s something like one bad packet during a 6 minute period is considered a failure…

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