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multjoyyesterday at 8:04 PM1 replyview on HN

The UK driving licence authority (DVLA) also has a period in which you can’t conduct a range of transactions overnight, but that’s because it interfaces with systems that still run batch jobs overnight and the cost of making it all 24/7 simply wasn’t worth it considering the demand.


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pixl97yesterday at 8:17 PM

Really having common maintenance windows makes things way easier. If you already have a service with a limited geographical range its not bad.