In the next few weeks I will be overhauling CloudSpin to change the storage backend to something more stable, and much faster *cough* glusterFS. During this migration there will be times when the entire system to include this site will not be available. I will also be changing the interconnection system so downtime is going to be a must.
I have been working on this for sometime, and I am waiting on a few more pieces of hardware to show up. I was able to purchase hardware to increase capacity and speed via a generous donation from an unnamed source. When the hardware arrives there may be periods of time where you will not be able to even access this site. This site runs on our PaaS, and as it is migrated it will be down for a short period of time. I will ensure minimal downtime, and I surely don’t want anyone to lose their hard work done on CloudSpin.
Why might you ask didn’t I just set it up that way to begin with, and the answer is quite simple. I didn’t have the hardware to make it happen.
If you have any special requests, or your using CloudSpin for something critical please email me so I know not to take it down during the middle of one of your tests or presentations. I am a totally reasonable fella, and I am willing to accommodate any request no matter how small you think it may be. The whole point of a cloud is for there never to be any interruptions… I can say with 100% confidence that not even AWS can promise you that.
I will make a post 24 hours prior to the migration, and I will send everyone an email to the registered address. I know many of you registered with emails that you don’t check out of spam fear, so I guess you just won’t know without checking the site.
Thanks
Donny D