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> None of this is exposed directly to the customer, though

What about security updates and bug fixes? No platform is perfect, after all...

Or what about if (god forbid), you go out of business 5 years down the line... would the hardware be repurposeable? Or would it just become a large paperweight?




> What about security updates and bug fixes?

Security is an important part of the product. You'll get updates.

> Or what about if (god forbid), you go out of business 5 years down the line

All of the software, to the degree that we are able to, is open source. This is important precisely because you own the hardware; you as a customer deserve to know what we put on it.


People who buy systems like this lifecycle it out after 5 years. Somewhere around year three they are working on specs for its replacement.


You would think so, but we have several SANs at dayjob that are coming up on 10 years old...




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