Will Robots Take Over the Data Center? 141
1sockchuck writes "Robotics are beginning to be integrated into data center management, creating the potential for a fully automated, robot-driven data center. What might a robot-controlled 'lights-out' data center look like? The racks will be taller, as robotics systems can reach higher to manage servers. Robotic equipment would be mounted on rails that allow them to find and move hardware. Early examples of this are seen in tape libraries, but the concepts could be applied to other data center equipment. Amazon and Google are said to be among those looking at ways to create a fully automated data center. AOL says it has already built an unmanned data center. Data Center Knowledge looks at the challenges and opportunities in robot-controlled data centers, including how staff roles would evolve."
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AOL? How appropriate. (Score:5, Funny)
A data center with no operators for a service with no users.
Re:remote hands on (Score:5, Funny)
Re:To: systems/network administrators (Score:5, Funny)
From: The Developers Subject: Sorry Body: We can replace you with a well-written shell script. Goodbye!
From:The Sysadmin
To: The Developers
Subject: Re: Sorry
Your request for root access to run the shell script has been denied per our security policy.
Just need 1 man, and a dog. (Score:4, Funny)
The datacentre of the future will be run by just one man, and a dog.
The man is there to feed the dog.
The dog is there to bite the man if he touches anything.