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A field report from the Palitana data center. Latency, data residency, support hours, and INR invoicing - measured against a US baseline, not summarised from a marketing deck.
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A field report from the Palitana data center. Latency, data residency, support hours, and INR invoicing - measured against a US baseline, not summarised from a marketing deck.
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