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Building a Data Center In 60 Days
miller60 writes "The facilities team at Australia's Pipe Networks is down to the wire in its bid to complete a data center in 60 days. And in an era when many major data-center projects are shrouded in secrecy, these guys are putting the entire effort online, with daily updates and photos on the company blog, a live webcam inside the facility, a countdown timer, and a punch-list of key tasks left to finish. Their goal is to complete the job by Friday morning eastern US time."
Leave it to a lowly, trollish coward to try to make this into a pissing contest. I do not have an issue with there being facilities that are bigger/smaller than ones I have worked in, and I'm certainly not trying to impress anyone. That said, I'm simply taking issue with the idea that it's even POSSIBLE to build a datacenter in 60 days.
So, really, I'm arguing semantics and terminology here and not jockeying for "penile superiority". It is impressive if they can pull off this upfit in 60 days (although since it appears that the site's already slashdotted, I'm wondering if 60 days was enough time). But to try to equate it with building a full-on datacenter from the ground up in 60 days (grading, excavation, construction, generator order/installation, ups order/installation, commissioning, etc ) is a bit of a stretch in my book.
Sorry if I stepped on your toes there, lil' fella.