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We often talk about decentralisation as an alternative for Big Tech, but it is more important than just "big" tech.
Take this week's fire in a data center in Almere. Uni Utrecht's access badges did not work any longer.
Utrecht!
Due to a fire in... Almere!!
This is a great example against the "simplicity" of managing ICT in the cloud, todays first choice, motivated primarily by cost considerations.
"Don't build infra yourself, outsource that", the modern manager's mantra.
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@arjen I'd like to add that*, having “some” redundancy should also be the bare-minimum for critical tech infrastructure in any company. Heck, it should be legally required for public institutions.
Same fire, different example: scanning tickets for the Ferry to Terschelling turned into paperwork.
Centralise all your ICT infra in the cloud, great idea?!
Veerdienst Wadden getroffen door brand in datacentrum: 'Alles uitgeprint' - https://nos.nl/l/2613588
@arjen I can't make a huisarts appointment. Guess where their computer system is hosted...
Registering and managing access for all UU students and personeel is peanuts, hardware and software wise. A single Raspberry Pi with an O/S license free database would do the job.
But! Place that compute in the cloud, so ICT maintenance requires less people (<0.1fte? "computers in Almere"); without proper fallback (*only* in Almere);
The whole organisation shutdown the full day!!
Thousands (!) of people cannot do what you pay them for.
Pennywise, pound foolish, the English would say.
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