>> Amusing anecdote: One of our servers had a hardware RAID system. The
>> idea is that if one of the drives dies, the RAID controller will keep
>> the server operational. You know what died? THE RAID CONTROLLER! >_<
>
> I like what Google has set up - files are stored everywhere on cheap
> hardware. If something fails, then it just gets swapped out. But the
> cheap hardware fails often and requires more manpower to manage and
> replace it.

Yeah, but most people can't do that. Most people don't have the space, 
ventilation or power requirements to host hundreds of boxes, nor the 
money to pay a team of twenty people to keep it all running.

On top of that, most applications are /not/ designed for distributed 
implementation. If you're Google, you can just /write/ the software you 
need. Most business buy it off the shelf.

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