As Rackspace build towards an eventual IPO after surviving a very harsh post-bubble period, the downtime that they face serve as a reminder of just how vulnerable even the top hosting companies are. In the past week we have seen problems at Rackspace, Google Docs, Facebook and many more. While there was also a time when internet connectivity to the home wasn’t reliable, with the increasing reliance on applications in the cloud, solving the reliability issue on that end is paramount.
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