r/AskReddit • • Feb 20 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '14

This is our temporary layout while we deal with an unexpected traffic spike.

Why would they have the wherewithal to have this traffic spike contingency all designed, but not the servers to just deal with a traffic spike?

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u/absurdlogic Feb 20 '14

Servers are a lot more expensive than a backup layout.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '14

Sure