Comments on: Magnolia Goes “Poof” – Could That Happen to One of Your Free Apps?

By: rob, BtG

rob, BtG — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:34:38 +0000

thanks for the alert. we didn’t use Ma.gnolia but you brought up a great point about research who you entrust your data and not to rely on ONE firm

good job!

By: EDunigan

EDunigan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:54:51 +0000

I find it amazing that on the homepage Larry indicates that he is looking into relaunching a private service on a more robust platform. It is great he learned the importance of a robust infrastructure, yet I question whether or not others would return to a service under the Ma.gnolia brand. As an employee of an online database company that understands the importance of having appropriate infrastructure in place when dealing with business critical data, I am always amazed at the number of companies that don't inquire as to the back-up and data security features. It is fortunate for our customers that we have procedures in place, however I feel there are many companies out there like Ma.gnolia without adequate infrastructure. As Anita says, due the due diligence.

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:01:27 +0000

Hi Amanda, yes, it’s a shame. Ma.gnolia was a good service too. But there are bigger lesson,s one of which is not to put your eggs all in one basket.

But another lesson is: do due diligence on any services you use in proportion to how crucial the data and/or the software application is to your business.

Anita

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:06:14 +0000

That is crazy to think that apps can really just disappear overnight and we can do nothing about it. A good reminder to not “put all our eggs in one basket”.