Re: Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire 🔥

Thu Mar 11 21:18:34 UTC 2021

In the 1990s, I spent long time researching and talking to people about 
the history of the old Automated Data Processing room code requirements. 
You can tell by the terminology "Automated Data Processing" the age of the 
original requirements. IBM helped write the original requirements in the 
1950s/1960s when one mainframe computer cost more than a building.

Times have changed.

On Thu, 11 Mar 2021, bzs at theworld.com wrote:
> I remember many years ago spec'ing a machine room at BU and coming to
> loggerheads with the VP of building and grounds.
>
> He (well, their rules) wanted low-temp sprinkler triggers, I wanted
> the high-temp ones (I forget but I think 135F vs 175F.)
>
> Me: I'll have over $2M in electrical equipment in that room!
>
> Him: I have $20M in building surrounding your machine room, I win!