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> “There was no immediate explanation provided for the blaze, which erupted just two days after the French cloud computing firm kicked off plans for an initial

> “There was no immediate explanation provided for the blaze, which erupted just two days after the French cloud computing firm kicked off plans for an initial public offering.“ Very interesting.

lucb1e 6y ago
The simplest explanation (Occam's razor) is that the events are unrelated. Speculation on that, and then citing and further spreading the idea around that maybe there are people against OVH, seems pointless (perhaps even harmful to the company) unless there are some signs of arson or people unhappy with the announcements or anything.
- bobthebuilders 6y ago
  Occam's razor - someone got mad due to IPO and torched the place Simpler than whatever you're impling a
  - InitialLastName 6y ago
    Is it simpler? Are fires set by angry people more common than fires that happen by neglect, stupidity or equipment failure?
  - LockAndLol 6y ago
    That's not simpler because it throws up more questions. Who would want that, how did they get access, how did they plan it do quickly, how they know to target this specific one, etc. Simple is: fires happen in buildings due to failures. There was a nonhuman failure like in millions of other cases. No need for a conspiracy. Otherwise, with your logic, god explains everything because "it's simple"
- someperson 6y ago
  As others mention OVHCloud does host VPS's and seedboxes, which have many legitimate users but can be used for crime especially when VPS providers accept Bitcoin and other difficult to track currencies. It was only a few days ago that it was been announced there is an unprecedented hack in progress of Microsoft Exchange / Outlook Web App that is reportedly being launched by the HAFNIUM hacking group in China using VPSs hosted around the world. I'm not saying arson is involved, but the possibility of arson needs to be impartially investigated. Admittedly, the falsifiability of the theory is also difficult, because even tracing back the fire to an electrical fault doesn't immediately preclude it from being a deliberate act. [1] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/a-basic-timeline-of-the-exchange-mass-hack/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/a-basic-timeline-of-the-...
devwastaken 6y ago
Sounds like a UPS failure. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/tzHbFzF6W20 https://youtu.be/tzHbFzF6W20
- EamonnMR 6y ago
  Same thing happened at Markley in Boston: https://www.universalhub.com/2018/shorting-power-supplies-spark-fire-downtown https://www.universalhub.com/2018/shorting-power-supplies-sp... However due to functioning fire suppression measures it didn't burn the entire building down.
holografix 6y ago
I only intended to say that it’s an interesting coincidence and if I was the police I’d investigate. With any fire there’s always the possibility of arson. With fires that impact commercial real estate I’d be surprise if the occurrence of arson is not more common. It’s just interesting that’s all.

> “There was no immediate explanation provided for the blaze, which erupted just two days after the French cloud computing firm kicked off plans for an initial public offering.“ Very interesting.

lucb1e 6y ago

The simplest explanation (Occam's razor) is that the events are unrelated. Speculation on that, and then citing and further spreading the idea around that maybe there are people against OVH, seems pointless (perhaps even harmful to the company) unless there are some signs of arson or people unhappy with the announcements or anything.

bobthebuilders 6y ago
Occam's razor - someone got mad due to IPO and torched the place Simpler than whatever you're impling a
- InitialLastName 6y ago
  Is it simpler? Are fires set by angry people more common than fires that happen by neglect, stupidity or equipment failure?
- LockAndLol 6y ago
  That's not simpler because it throws up more questions. Who would want that, how did they get access, how did they plan it do quickly, how they know to target this specific one, etc. Simple is: fires happen in buildings due to failures. There was a nonhuman failure like in millions of other cases. No need for a conspiracy. Otherwise, with your logic, god explains everything because "it's simple"
someperson 6y ago
As others mention OVHCloud does host VPS's and seedboxes, which have many legitimate users but can be used for crime especially when VPS providers accept Bitcoin and other difficult to track currencies. It was only a few days ago that it was been announced there is an unprecedented hack in progress of Microsoft Exchange / Outlook Web App that is reportedly being launched by the HAFNIUM hacking group in China using VPSs hosted around the world. I'm not saying arson is involved, but the possibility of arson needs to be impartially investigated. Admittedly, the falsifiability of the theory is also difficult, because even tracing back the fire to an electrical fault doesn't immediately preclude it from being a deliberate act. [1] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/a-basic-timeline-of-the-exchange-mass-hack/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/a-basic-timeline-of-the-...

devwastaken 6y ago

Sounds like a UPS failure. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/tzHbFzF6W20 https://youtu.be/tzHbFzF6W20

EamonnMR 6y ago
Same thing happened at Markley in Boston: https://www.universalhub.com/2018/shorting-power-supplies-spark-fire-downtown https://www.universalhub.com/2018/shorting-power-supplies-sp... However due to functioning fire suppression measures it didn't burn the entire building down.

holografix 6y ago

I only intended to say that it’s an interesting coincidence and if I was the police I’d investigate. With any fire there’s always the possibility of arson. With fires that impact commercial real estate I’d be surprise if the occurrence of arson is not more common. It’s just interesting that’s all.