From my understanding they used to have a redundant setup. Redundancy however comes at a cost. The best ways to do this is via VMs (Virtual Machines) with a redundant Datastore. The initial cost can be considerable, but over time the costs will be limited to hardware upkeep/life cycling.
OMG PJ where the HELL have you been??? It is so GREAT to see you again!!! Congratulations on MAGA, many primaries you kept us of the ledges!!! THANK YOU PJ!!!!
Virtual infrastructure can be expensive but costs are coming down. We use both VMware and Hyper-V at work for mission critical functions and they have performed very well.
Microsoft Azure services also allow cloud hosting and support Linux now.
I’m not sure if an analysis has been done to look at costs of dedicated hosting compared to virtual hosting (Microsoft, Amazon) but it might be worth looking into.
The Facebook page definitely helped on Inauguration day.
As a retired IT guy, this is right on.
Jim - could you all please investigate the actual cost of setting up full redundancy? Many of us long-time Freepers crash when the server does.......like being denied oxygen........
Then, if you present the cost of full redundancy, present that to all of us, and let’s have a special fund-raiser to fund it. As PJ noted, the ongoing costs would likely be minimal.
Count me in for contributing to a special fund-raiser for a full-redundancy setup.......
Thanks PJ for the excellent point.......