> There's no difference.
While not disagreeing with the general idea behind your post, not all systems are equal and in some cases (not necessarily OVH's, I do not know) working on live systems is unavoidable.
I knew of a heart-lung machine repairman, whose job was to fix the thing when it broke in-theatre. Apparently the guy was an ace with a soldering iron.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
