Comments on: Video: Data Center Floods in Istanbul

By: asurin

asurin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:36:53 +0000

To the security guys, as an IT tech let me say…

How about moving things to higher ground when it starts flooding, not after the PCs have toppled into the water.

By: conureman

conureman — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:47:32 +0000

Tragic. If it wasn’t real it would be pretty hilarious though. I think that a little geographic research might have prevented this.

By: S. F.

S. F. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:51:08 +0000

@sarbjit: MOST data centers are built at ground level, world-wide. With rain falling that fast, flood waters breaching levees, and hurricane-force winds, the LAST thing you want is a data center built on a hillside (threat of mudslides), on the Nth floor, for N > 1, (the building will collapse as its foundation floods out from underneath it), etc.

The safest place for a data center, literally, is in a hermetically sealed geodesic dome. (1) They can be made to float if the foundation erodes from underneath them (as hurricane survivors who lived in domes can attest), (2) They can be made strong enough to withstand 300+ MPH winds (as these same survivors can attest), and (3) They are substantially more energy efficient (cheaper to cool), and (4) with a floating foundation, are also earthquake proof.

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data-drownin’ « Computers « fantom-stranger.com — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:01:43 +0000

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By: sarbjit

sarbjit — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:01:27 +0000

This data center is a stupid design. Why the hell is the data center at the ground level. i have seen a data center at the ground level. Damn !!!

By: Flooding | Autumn People

Flooding | Autumn People — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:30:28 +0000

[...] Video from a security camera of a recent flood in Istanbul. Water is so much stronger than I ever think it is. And all the mud swirling in it… I’ve never been in a flood. I can only imagine the massive amount of disheartening clean up that has to take place. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:10:38 +0000

Well.. at least the power stayed on.

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:51:41 +0000

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By: Failures in data center engineering. « The Server Room

Failures in data center engineering. « The Server Room — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:56:06 +0000

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By: Inside IT Storage » Data center nightmare captured on video

Inside IT Storage » Data center nightmare captured on video — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:20:27 +0000

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