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Google's proved to itself that when users take workloads to the cloud they just assume cloud operators will be takin' care of business. Last year, the cloud challenger announced it had introduced non-disruptive live migration of virtual machines, so that it could patch VMs without asking users to endure an interruption or …

  1. streaky
    Holmes

    Yes.

    Pretty sure that's the point. This is all.

    1. Sir Sham Cad

      Re: Yes.

      The main argument I've heard for migrating to cloud services is "I don't want to be responsible for this, I don't want to manage this, La La La I'm not listening, don't blame me blame AWS/Azure/Google/Delete as appropriate"

      I'm way too much of a control freak over my data and services to be comfortable with this although I know that problems of scale and to some degree reliability go away. I'd want these alerts so at least I can be informed about the health of my cloud services. I really can't imagine shrugging my shoulders and telling the boss "dunno mate, it's Google innit? Nuffink I can do squire. Nope, no idea, they haven't said anyfink."

      I am, however, in a minority of one and I am aware this makes me a freak.

      1. future research

        Re: Yes.

        I'm way too much of a control freak over my data and services to be comfortable with this although I know that problems of scale and to some degree reliability go away. I'd want these alerts so at least I can be informed about the health of my cloud services. I really can't imagine shrugging my shoulders and telling the boss "dunno mate, it's Google innit? Nuffink I can do squire. Nope, no idea, they haven't said anyfink."

        Although I agree with you. I am finding that after moving some stuff to the cloud when it goes wrong you can just say to the boss "dunno mate, it's Google innit? Nuffink I can do squire. Nope, no idea, they haven't said anyfink." and he just accepts it at face value, and I can forget about it. although you may need to add, "no, there is now way to contact them, what would cost more. You just have to wait until they fix it." more stress free, but they may not be needed my services any longer soon.

  2. John Robson Silver badge

    That's good...

    They have looked and decided that alerting users to BAU activity that is reliable is worse than telling them nothing - since they stop reading the alerts for serious issues.

    The point of cloudy services is that it is SEP - so that's how people treat it.

  3. jake Silver badge

    For values of "you" ...

    ... that include the CluelessGreatUnwashed. Those of us with half a clue aren't going to buy into the nonsense. Sorry, google.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "surfacing" FFS

    I throw up a little in my mouth every time I see this.

    1. Mike Shepherd
      Meh

      Re: "surfacing" FFS

      It's just the usual attempt to impress by avoiding straightforward language, like their reference to "incremental value" (which they hope is more imposing than just "value").

      1. Quentin Finknottle Again

        Re: "surfacing" FFS

        Not really - "incremental value" is like a quantum leap. It is the smallest change possible. By incrementing value, they just add the smallest amount possible c.f. int value++

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