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is that entirely cargo containers? is that common for a data center?
by rkachowski 6y ago
is that entirely cargo containers? is that common for a data center?
- Jon_Lowtek 6y agoNo, SBG2 was a building in the "tower design", as is SBG3 behind it. The container in the foreground are SBG1 from the time when OVH didn't know if Straßburg is going to be a permanent thing.
- jfrunyon 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_data_center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_data_center Container DCs were a big thing for a while. Even Google did a whole PR thing about how they used them.
- donalhunt 6y agoFunnily enough, I think it was the fire risk that caused them to ditch the idea and move to their current design. Though I know modular design is highly likely to be used by all players as edge nodes spring up worldwide.
- jeffbee 6y agoIt was also that the container had literally no advantages. It was just a meme that did not survive rational analysis. The building in which the datacenter is located is the simplest, cheapest part of the design. Dividing it up into a bunch of inconveniently-sized rectangles solves nothing.