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Data Centers in Strange Places

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-is-my-underwater-data-center dept.

johannacw writes "Would you house a data center in a diamond mine or an old chapel? These organizations did, with great success; many of these facilities offer the latest in cooling and energy technology, among other advances. 'If you want an even more hardened environment for your data, you might look at the aptly named InfoBunker in Boone, Iowa, about an hour outside Des Moines. [...] The 65,000-square-foot, five-story site is dug deep into the ground. No one gets in without passing though the 4.5-ton steel door and then a three-step process. A scanner uses radio frequency to read the would-be entrant's skin as a biometric identifier. He then needs to use a keycard and enter a code on the keypad. This three-tier security is standard for high-level military installations, McGinnis explains.'"

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  1. Seems excessive by Skewray · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would I want to physically access my botnet?

  2. I always wonder. by ender81b · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, honestly, is it just me or are all these "exotic" data centers just a way to boost your CIOs ego at gatherings? Is it really necessary to have military security? Do your competitors care that much? Furthermore, would they be willing to risk criminal charges to try and steal a few thousand hard drives full of potentially useless data?

    Basements with backup power, secured doors, & a good fire system in my opinion. Then again, I'm not a CIO. Once I become one though, well, I imagine MY data center will have a golf course. And blackjack. And possibly hookers.

    1. Re:I always wonder. by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: 5, Funny

      In fact, forget the datacenter!

      --
      "We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"
  3. Hmmmmm by oborseth · · Score: 5, Funny

    "No one gets in without passing though the 4.5-ton steel door and then a three-step process." Sounds like a lot of women I know.

  4. ..in Strange Places by thatshortkid · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, like the back of a Volkswagen?

    --
    The IRS is the one organization that you don't want to fuck with. Remember, these are the guys who took down Al Capone.
  5. Re:If I were a CIO... by Mahjub+Sa'aden · · Score: 5, Funny

    2400-2700ms minimum latency? Check!
    Don't go confusing them with technical details!
    --
    What is is all that is. Isn't that obvious?
  6. Re:Basically, yes by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny

    I haven't even heard of a recent data loss or theft that involved a team of ninjas breaking in and stealing hard drives.
    Ofcourse you haven't heard of it. They're ninjas. They sneak in, replace your HD by a death one and leave without you knowing it. How else would you explain HD crashes? So next time you hear the sound of a death harddrive, you'll know there is a ninja nearby...