Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics

1sockchuck writes "Staff at Interxion's London data center are ready to hunker down during the Olympic Games this summer, nestled in snug sleeping pods adjacent to the racks. The arrangement will ensure that the facility will be fully-staffed if London's transit system is taxed by the huge crowds expected for the Games. While staff in many industries might object to a plan that expects them to sleep in their office, data center firms have a primary calling of keeping their facilities operational at all times. Is this too much readiness, or just enough?"

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Hot Sex Pod

[Internal Modem]

The video is very optimistic about who will be sleeping in it (unless she's charging the IT guys hourly: Sexy Worker

Re:Sleep among the racks

[who_stole_my_kidneys]

I was just looking at a job out in London, until i compared the cost of living to where I'm am here in the US, the price of a one bedroom flat in London was 3X what I would pay here for a 1200 sq ft 3 bedroom apartment.

Re:Sleep among the racks

[gstrickler]

And it gives the staff the opportunity to rent out their flat for a rather nice bonus. Game on (or perhaps games on).

Re:Sounds kind of fun, actually.

[Opportunist]

That's what I loved about my Japanese boss back when working for a Japanese company. He was there as long as I was. His rule was that he's the first in the office and the last one to go home. It may sound trivial considering that I didn't really need him for anything (me being technology, him being beancounting), but it is superior in morality to "ok, you stay here 'til midnight and finish that ... whatever, I'll be off for some golfing".