What Data Center Designers Can Learn From Legos

1sockchuck writes "It takes most companies at least a year to build a new data center. Digital Realty Trust says it can build a new data center in just 20 weeks using standard designs and modular components that can be assembled on site. The company equates its 'building blocks' approach to data centers to building with Legos — albeit with customized parts (i.e. the Millennium Falcon Lego kit). Microsoft is taking a similar approach, packaging generators, switchgear and UPS units into pre-assembled components for rapid assembly. Is this the future of data center design?"

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Re:1 Lego brick, 2 Lego bricks

[Da Fokka]

So IPod is an adjective? I am no native speaker but that doesn't sound right (but then again, neither do the IPod earphones)

Re:Legos

[PopeRatzo]

Can someone explain the different rules used by American English?

Absolutely not.

Re:Legos

[geobeck]

I don't know about any of that, but I do know that the plural of "moose" is "meese".

I think you're confusing that with the plural of 'mouse', which everyone of a certain age knows is 'meeses'.

Re:Legos

[Anonymous Coward]

We believe the Queen is wrong on principle (as all Kings and Queens are; that's why we have Presidents). Thus, if you wish to speak correctly, don't copy the Queen. In fact, behave in a manner as contrary to the Queen's as is practical.

Re:1 Lego brick, 2 Lego bricks

[lupinstel]

It is onomonopoea for what you say when you see someone wearing Uggs shoes.

Re:Legos

[Anonymous Coward]

Apparently the plural of "pedantic asshole" is "slashdotters".