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Hard lessons2012-05-15 · Archive

How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2 To A Bad Backup

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“their backup and failover mechanism wasn't what I'd documented, but involved an identical piece of hardware nearby which was powered off.”

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How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2 To A Bad Backup

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