Published at October 5, 2018 · 3 min read
Cattle not pets If you are running a stateless scale out application the cattle not pets mantra will be stuck in your thoughts. Sick processes and whole container environments that misbehave are taken out back of the server and executed. For the benefit of those handling on call support and for immediate recovery the easy button is great. However, it ignores the real problem. If you had a leaky roof the long term solution is not get more buckets to catch the water....