Sometimes.
And sometimes the hardware it was running on dies or there was a maintenance event. Now you have a message like this waiting for you:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34259924/instance-retirem...
Fail to notice? Bye bye instance.
That said, you're right, it's not any more common than hardware failure. But that's common enough. Keep a backup and don't expect your stuff to always be there no matter what.
Sometimes.
And sometimes the hardware it was running on dies or there was a maintenance event. Now you have a message like this waiting for you:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34259924/instance-retirem...
Fail to notice? Bye bye instance.
That said, you're right, it's not any more common than hardware failure. But that's common enough. Keep a backup and don't expect your stuff to always be there no matter what.