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The article discusses the concept of resilience in technology, particularly in relation to decentralized systems. It argues that redundancy alone does not guarantee resilience if backups fail for the same reasons as primary systems. The author emphasizes the importance of resilience capacity, which allows for independent operations across different providers to ensure continuity during outages.
- ▪Most software does not require decentralization, as centralized providers often perform better under normal conditions.
- ▪Redundancy is ineffective if backups fail for the same reasons as primary systems, as demonstrated by recent outages.
- ▪The market is shifting towards multi-provider architectures to enhance resilience, with regulations and insurance policies emerging to address these risks.
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The Resilience PremiumThe decentralization tax isn't a tax. It's a resilience budget.Arthur SabintsevMay 22, 20261ShareI’ve been wanting to write this since early 2024.Most software doesn't need decentralization. Gmail works. S3 works. Stripe works. Centralized providers win the happy path because the happy path rewards speed, polish, support, and procurement simplicity.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.SubscribeRedundancy Is Not ResilienceThe question isn’t “do we have redundancy?”, it’s whether your backup fails for a different reason than your primary.Unfortunately, most redundancy doesn’t pass that test.
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