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Making Data Centers More People-Friendly

Posted by samzenpus on from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-sys-admins dept.

1sockchuck writes "Data centers are designed to house servers, not people. This has often meant trade-offs for data center staffers, who brave 100-degree hot aisles and perform their work at laptop carts. But some data center developers are rethinking this approach and designing people-friendly data centers with Class-A offices and amenities for staff and visitors. Is this the future of data center design?"

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  1. Just about time by ubuntufan3 · · Score: -1, Troll

    In company I work, there is even no place where one can sit in the datacenter. Not to mention the heavy lift exercises (~30 Kg/unit) I have to go through when one of the SANs breaks up.