Data Centers in Strange Places 187
johannacw writes "Would you house a data center in a diamond mine or an old chapel? These organizations did, with great success; many of these facilities offer the latest in cooling and energy technology, among other advances. 'If you want an even more hardened environment for your data, you might look at the aptly named InfoBunker in Boone, Iowa, about an hour outside Des Moines. [...] The 65,000-square-foot, five-story site is dug deep into the ground. No one gets in without passing though the 4.5-ton steel door and then a three-step process. A scanner uses radio frequency to read the would-be entrant's skin as a biometric identifier. He then needs to use a keycard and enter a code on the keypad. This three-tier security is standard for high-level military installations, McGinnis explains.'"
Seems excessive (Score:5, Funny)
hmmm (Score:4, Funny)
Only if I had enough bunk space for my horde of minions, but yes, probably.
I always wonder. (Score:5, Funny)
Basements with backup power, secured doors, & a good fire system in my opinion. Then again, I'm not a CIO. Once I become one though, well, I imagine MY data center will have a golf course. And blackjack. And possibly hookers.
Re:Seems excessive (Score:1, Funny)
Hmmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I always wonder. (Score:5, Funny)
Must...contain...the EVIL (Score:2, Funny)
If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
Cold? Check. Solar-power ready? Check. Visible from earth so that everyone can see my giant penis^H^H^H^H^H data-centre? CHECK.
..in Strange Places (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmmmmm (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmmmmm (Score:2, Funny)
1. Sex
2. ??????
3. Pregnant!
Re:But no data security? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
2400-2700ms minimum latency? Check!
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hidey hole (Score:1, Funny)
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A Note On The Three Check Security Approach (Score:3, Funny)
"Cowboy Neil"
2) What is your quest?
"To fix the bricked file server"
3) What is the Emacs key binding for going to the previous line and decreasing the indent?
"What? I don't know tha.. AARRRRGGGHHHHH!"
Are they allowed to sacrifice in the chapel? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:5, Funny)
It's the solar system's biggest porn collection.
Re:I always wonder. (Score:4, Funny)
I got a 65,000-square-foot, five-story data center with a 4.5-ton steel door... IN MY PANTS!
Re:If I were a CIO... (Score:2, Funny)
I'm a beaver, and they're my rivers, you insensitive clod!
Re:Hmmmmm (Score:1, Funny)
Don't forget the... (Score:2, Funny)
A glass NOC makes you feel like you have extra eyes to protect against somebody being where they shouldn't, but slides are cool stuff manard.
Here is a list of other stuff a _real_ datacenter should have:
All this physical security (Score:3, Funny)
I'll give you a futuristic plan... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Basically, yes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'll give you a futuristic plan... (Score:3, Funny)
"Ah, Mr Wlad. I offer you a simple choice. Either die in my shark tank, or pay me... one trillion dollars per MP3 on your hard drive. Muhahahahaha..." Etc., etc.