Data Center Move Goes Awry for TypePad

miller60 writes "Problems during a switchover between data centers have slowed TypePad, the popular blog hosting service. Typepad maxed out its data center space and all available power at Internap, and is in the process of moving to a new data center. The transition has not gone smoothly, causing the Typepad service to slow to a crawl amid very public complaints by its blogger customers. TypePad operator Six Apart promises things will improve soon."

Well..

[Cruithne]

I'm sure our linking to them will help immensely with the slowness!

It's what they do

[bypedd]

"...amid very public complaints by its blogger customers"

But that's why we love bloggers! We wouldn't expect any less.

Oh, real smart...

[VE3MTM]

1. Hear about ailing server
2. Post story about said ailing server on /., including a link to the site.
3. ???
4. Whatever you're expecting here, it ain't profit.

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We think. They complain about everything.

[TCQuad]

...causing the Typepad service to slow to a crawl amid very public complaints by its blogger customers.

Or so we assume. Of course, we can't actually access the blogs to double check, but it's a safe bet.

Am I the only one thinking...

[joey_knisch]

nobody was reading your stupid blog anyways?

Living up to their name

[Recovering Hater]

"Typepad maxed out its data center space and all available power at Internap..." Am I the only one that finds the name Internap a little ironic here?

A Solution!

[Macblaster]

If Typepad was utilizing Sun's $1 per gigabyte and per hour of processing time [slashdot.org] then such slowdowns wouldnt be a problem...

Re:Phew.

[bladesjester]

For anyone who gets a giggle out of making fun of the emo kids (and I know most of us probably do), www.emorangers.com is truly amusing.

They have the opening sequence to a "show" called Mighty Morphin Emo Rangers there. Just put down the soda first...

Re:You get what you pay for

[Baricom]

If you think it will take 2 days to move if everything goes according to plan, tell your customers it will take up to 4 weeks to iron out all the kinks.

Ahh, so you're using the Scotty Manuver.

I hate subject lines

[DanThe1Man]

How do bloggers complain when they can't blog? Are they smart enough to handle email?

Re:I host my own blog.

[Plaid Phantom]

Heck, while you're at it, you might as well just use dead-tree format. Hey that gives me an idea: Blank books with lined pages designed to facilitate low-readership blogging in a non-electronic manner.

Hey, I might as well patent that. With the USPTO as it is, I might just get away with it. :P

Re:I host my own blog.

[BorgCopyeditor]

a dairy: a blog that no one else reads.

That's a pretty cheesy quote, son, but then again, you have to milk these things for all they're worth.

Re:I hate subject lines

[generic-man]

E-mail is so Web 1.0. What you need to do now is moblog some cameraphone photos to your Flickr account and then tag-cloud them on your delicious.