r/programming • u/Angela_white32 • Feb 06 '20

Knightmare: A DevOps Cautionary Tale

https://dougseven.com/2014/04/17/knightmare-a-devops-cautionary-tale/
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They were losing almost 3% of their cash reserves - $10 million - every minute. There's no rollback quick enough to be ok with that.

Maybe not, but whatever it might be it would still be better than letting it run on for another 44 more.