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Github, the first enterprise cloud solution to reach zero nines reliability (infosec.exchange)
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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Low to average reliability is fine if the service is cheap, and if that avoid the need for backup diesel generators in datacenters.

I doubt this applied to Github:

Microsoft to use diesel-fired generators as backup power for data centers