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Consty1
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Feel sorry for the people who had big positions open in the IPL match. That match might be finished by the time BF is back up.
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jimibt
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Consty1 wrote:Feel sorry for the people who had big positions open in the IPL match. That match might be finished by the time BF is back up.
yes, it is a cautionary tale (albeit a fairly irregular occurrence) in limiting your exposure IP. That said, 75% of my strats are based on IP, so is a strong note to self!!
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jimibt
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Betfair CS ‏@BetfairCS 56s57 seconds ago
@stevelaythedogs it's been down for nearly 2 but we hope to be back soon as we've identified the problem.
well, lets see what soon really means.. fingers xx'd
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jimibt
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from the betfair handle 2 mins ago:
Update: The outage was due to a loss of power in our data centre. Power has been restored & we're working to get the website back up ASAP.
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jimibt
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of interest to those still trapped IP:
Betfair CS ‏@BetfairCS 46s46 seconds ago
@sfc_chappy @DavidRo5nil Any unmatched bets on volitile market will be cancelled.
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Euler
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Back in 1996 when I worked for an ISP we had generators to fall over in the event of a power outage. Guess they don't need them in 2016
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jimibt
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Euler wrote:Back in 1996 when I worked for an ISP we had generators to fall over in the event of a power outage. Guess they don't need them in 2016
yeah, we're Harder Better Faster now!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjR4_CbPpQ
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mklim_irlpl
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Where is Betfair data center located? The one which is down.
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Euler
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Back of shed I think?
andyfuller
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Euler wrote:Back in 1996 when I worked for an ISP we had generators to fall over in the event of a power outage. Guess they don't need them in 2016
These days don't most companies have mirrored operations so if one fails the other picks up instantly?

Also surely the data centre has back up supply. It is very common in a lot of industries to have this. I remember once in my Cadet days going to an RAF base - christ alive I have never seen such a large room and filled with what appeared to be car batteries!

Even I have fall over power supply these days just so I don't lose my work if there is a power cut!
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jimibt
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ok, i think it's a leisurely friday night then - gogglebox with the kids (they vaguely remeber who i am :))

have a good friday eve all - will no doubt pop back out of interest to see when all is resolved.

hoots mon all
PeterLe
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I really cant beieve that it is down to a power outage!!
High Availability clusters are very common these days (and relatively cheap)!
Just dont believe that (and if it is true then the CIO wants shooting!)
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jimibt
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PeterLe wrote:I really cant beieve that it is down to a power outage!!
High Availability clusters are very common these days (and relatively cheap)!
Just dont believe that (and if it is true then the CIO wants shooting!)
yup -if it smells of &*£$, then in all reality, the talk is $%^&. I watch with (groaning) interest... oh wait, i know what s. I've put into service a new live bot that places a few £50 bets per market... I've obviously overloaded the system (and the grid) - lol
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Dallas
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Markets have finally been settled for me including the 16:10
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jimibt
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Dallas wrote:Markets have finally been settled for me including the 16:10
ditto - my mystery £125 has appeared!! - yo. not sure if I'm brave enought tonite to play again tho!
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