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Last I checked, everybody's data center or building can catch fire or have a fire inside. I would love to see the building that has computer equipment in it th
by protomyth 9y ago
Last I checked, everybody's data center or building can catch fire or have a fire inside. I would love to see the building that has computer equipment in it that cannot catch on fire. You are one bad UPS / power supply away from a rack fire. Never mind the electrical panel itself.
- ghaff 9y agoThe context was natural disasters though--so pretty much wildfires.
- protomyth 9y agoAnd every place even those listed on the map can get them unless you build your data center on some terrain with absolutely no plan life around. You need to deal with fire outbreaks even if you are not on the map.
- jacquesm 9y agoAnd even then there is lightning induced fire. Plenty of natural fires start that way and there is no reason why your building can't be the starting point of one. Though fortunately most DCs take lightning protection quite serious and are probably amongst the harder buildings to ignite.
- sqeaky 9y agoLightning Rods can prevent this.
- protomyth 9y agoAs I found out (not data center related) if the old barn / building down the road doesn’t have one, the fire can come a calling mighty quickly. On a data center note, I have noticed a couple of data centers hooked to dams with farms as their neighboring land. I guess hydro is pretty reliable.