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Environmental Concerns for a Server Room?

Posted by Cliff on from the external-worries dept.

christian_thoma asks: "My company is currently in the preparation phase for building a huge new manufacturing facility. While reviewing the site plan, I've discovered that there is both a cell phone tower and high voltage lines within 100-150 meters of where the server room is going to be placed. Do I need to be concerned? Are there any special considerations when designing my server room that I need to be aware of? Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation?"

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  1. dental implants = resonance mind control by shrubya · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Your servers are safe. Heck, all that EM will shield them from Tempest snooping.

    However, if you have any fillings in your teeth, get them replaced with non-conductive material by a certified herbalist. Or do I mean certifiable?

    Ever hear of the Inverse-Square Law? The cell phone on your belt clip pumps more EM into your precious racks (and obviously into you) than that tower.

  2. BTW, the Inverse Square Law? by christian_thoma · · Score: 2, Insightful
    All it means is that the effect decreases at an exponential rate, as opposed to a linear one. Yes, that means the effects will diminish faster, but without knowing the output at the source, quoting the Inverse Square Law doesn't actually tell anybody anything. Knowing that my car can brake from 100 kph to 0 in 10 m doesn't help if I don't know how far away from the wall I am when I slam on the brakes.

    So please, yes I'm aware that the effects diminish rapidly...but that doesn't really answer my question.

  3. Re:well there's one benefit... by christian_thoma · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not to the outside world, but you want one in the inside door. Why? Simple: You want to know if someone is in your server room.

  4. Re:In two words... by Discoflamingo13 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Except that we have no basis but your word to take your statement on, so you're not right until you can show it in some way.