Ever wondered? Disks are packing more and more data into the same tiny real estate. Yet, as they cram more bits and bytes into every square inch, these disks are growing more vulnerable to an unexpected foe: noise. Turns out, today’s drives can be quite …
Imagine this: nestled in the heart of the Netherlands, a local government’s data center faces an unexpected adversary. Not fire, but the very system designed to protect against it—a stealthy, invisible force that spells doom for unsuspecting hard disks. Enter the scene, the Inert Gas …
Just when we thought our datacenter had seen it all—floods, power outages, and unexpected shutdowns—fate decided to throw us yet another curveball. This time, our adventure begins not with water, but with its absence, and the unwelcome heat it brought with it. On a day …
Oh, and we broke your door. Have a nice day! So begins our tale of technological turbulence and unexpected pyrotechnic performances in the least likely of places: nestled within the secure, usually uneventful confines of a data center, which, in a twist that might make …
About a year after the infamous water saga that had our datacenter swimming in unexpected ways, calm had finally returned. Or so we thought. With the resilience of seasoned IT warriors, we moved on to tie up the last few loose ends. Among these was …
In the serene aftermath of our datacenter’s unexpected baptism, confidence was high. The building had been rejuvenated, our equipment upgraded. Surely, we had weathered the worst. Yet, as fate would have it, Murphy wasn’t quite done with us. Tucked neatly in his pocket was another …
You wouldn’t believe it, but as you know, misfortune never comes alone, and it seems Murphy has a firm grip on Kelvin’s laws. Did you read the story “When the Storm Hit: A Datacenter’s Battle Against Heat and Nature”? That organization had a second datacenter …
In the world of tech, where data is the new gold, safeguarding it becomes a tale of irony and unexpected showers. Picture this: a freshly renovated building, proudly housing a new datacenter on the first floor—safe from the perils of flooding, one might presume. After …
In a tale that pits technological resilience against the unpredictability of nature, our story unfolds within the confines of an organization’s primary datacenter. The saga began with what appeared to be a routine hiccup: a malfunction in the cooling system. In the world of IT, …