NYC Data Center Needs Focus On Fuel

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 1, 2012 @08:00AM from the now-let's-talk-economic-fallacies dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Who knew that the most critical element of operating a data center in New York City was ensuring a steady supply of diesel fuel? In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the challenges facing data center operators in the affected zones include pumping water from basements, waiting for utility power to be restored, and managing fuel-truck deliveries. And it's become increasingly clear which companies had the resources and foresight to plan for a disaster like Sandy, and which are simply reacting. Here's the latest on providers around the New York area." And remember, having fuel for machines sometimes only means it's time to start the manual labor.

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Re:Move servers to the cloud by Attila+Dimedici · 2012-11-01 08:35 · Score: 5, Insightful

Some of these servers were the "cloud".

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Re:you can't store 3 days of fuel at high floors by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-01 08:35 · Score: 5, Insightful

Think. It is a fire hazard. As in "it starts leaking because of event X happening". And where does stuff go when it leaks? Yes, it goes down.
That is why fuel is stored DOWN in the basement. *Water*, on the other hand, you can store on the roof.
If you don't want to worry about your tank getting flooded, then make it water tight with air inlet well up high out of the water. There are safe and reliable ways of doing this without storing your fuel on the roof!!