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NSA's New Utah Data Center Suffering Meltdowns

linuxwrangler writes "NSA's new Utah data-center has been suffering numerous power-surges that have caused as much as $100,000 damage per event. The root cause is 'not yet sufficiently understood' but is suspected to relate to the site's 'inability to simultaneously run computers and keep them cool.' Frustrating the analysis and repair are 'incomplete information about the design of the electrical system' and the fact that "regular quality controls in design and construction were bypassed in an effort to fast track the Utah project."" Ars Technica has a short article, too, as does ITworld.

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  1. Iranian Stuxnet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hmm...so your equipment is randomly failing...you don't say?