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The History of Pets vs Cattle and How to Use the Analogy Properly

cloudscaling.com · published 29 September 2016

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Most recent: 17 Aug 2026
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joshblais.com

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ryanmadden.net

'Cattle, not pets' for code Read at the source ↗

28 Sept 2025

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9 Oct 2019

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3 Mar 2019

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13 Dec 2018

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https://twitter.com/randybias/status/444306871545892864

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https://twitter.com/noggin143/status/354666097691205633

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http://blog.kubernetes.io/2016/07/stateful-applications-in-containers-kubernetes.html

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https://github.com/emccode/rexray

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https://vimeo.com/21372341

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http://cloudscaling.com/blog/openstack/the-ranchers-dilemma/

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