[Outages-discussion] [outages] Equinix CH1 Overheating

[Paul M - outages]

On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 19:35, Sabri Berisha via Outages-discussion <
outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:

> Our local DC guys told us that this would be a very bad idea as it would
> be difficult to get uniform air temperature: one area would still be very
> warm, another area might be too cold (the operating temperature of a lot of
> gear also has lower limits).
>

they have a computing facility in the antarctic/south pole, and running it
presents many "interesting" problems because the outside air is TOO cold!

https://arstechnica.com/features/2012/04/coolest-jobs-in-tech-literally-running-a-south-pole-data-center/

https://ain.capital/2019/01/15/polar-sysadmin-interview/
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