[ale] Google Data Center

Thu Oct 18 14:38:25 EDT 2012

When I lived and worked in Grenada West Indies the government run power utility went out fairly regularly so the place I worked at had its own UPS and generators.   It was actually cheaper to run our generators than to use the power from the government so there was a law against doing so.  You were only allowed to run your generator if the government power was actually down as it often was.

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Pete Hardie
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:21 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Google Data Center

regular electricity almost doesn't exist there!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/world/asia/power-outages-hit-600-million-in-india.html?pagewanted=all

On 10/18/12, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> static electricity almost doesn't exist there :-)  with a typical low
> humidity of 85% in the dry season, yeah.
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com>
> wrote:
>
>>   When my team went to India a few years back from a telecom company
>> the new location was still being finished so they had no cooling
>> there EXCEPT in the DC.  We made them move desks into the DC and
>> worked in there for 5 weeks.  ****
>>
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>> Today's high in Mumbai is supposed to be 95.   Low is 77.   We were
>> actually there in July.   People that complain about Atlanta's humidity
>> should spend some time there.****
>>
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>>   *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Rich Faulkner
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:57 AM
>> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> *Subject:* Re: [ale] Google Data Center****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> My last job was with XM Satellite Radio as a Broadcast Systems &
>> Applications Technician (basically a Systems Engineer).  As such we
>> were responsible for development, direct support, maintenance and
>> general administration of all server and workstation systems in all
>> of XMSR Broadcast Operations.  This included all of the servers and
>> players in the Technical Operations Center (TOC) in Washington, DC.
>> This is the DC for all of OPS in XM.  My group (myself and two other
>> guys) were always planning on moving into the DC for billeting; but
>> we never got around to it.  Stayed in quarters with Broadcast
>> Technical Support (BTS) in their shop area on the wall facing
>> Eckington Place NE.  My office window faced FedEx (toward New York
>> Avenue) and had a much better view than I would have had in the TOC.
>> (The only "window seat" I would have there was Microsoft Windows --
>> yuck!!)  That DC was very LOUD and rather on the cool side!
>> Would have to have worn hearing protection and a coat at all times.
>>
>> Kinda glad we never moved in there....
>>
>> Ah, how I do miss some of the good ole' days....but each job has it's
>> own charm and XM did have it's very own.  But XM has faded into
>> history and I'm on a new page now and don't have to play in a loud DC
>> anymore!
>>
>> RinL
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 2012-10-18 at 06:48 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>
>> ****
>>
>> A) They are LOUD
>> B) If you did hardware support for Google, your WOULD live in there
>> :-)
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