Testing, testing, and more testing
It seems to me that "network scaling issues" and "company policies" are just another way of saying "testing".
If only we could get a provider who was willing to certify, on pain of actually, y'know, paying money by way of compensation, that a system designed in compliance with their published spec would continue to work correctly after patching...
Ah well, I can dream.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
