Post APV8UlklOqFqFUtWiG by mcornick@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #APV8UlklOqFqFUtWiG by mcornick@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-11T17:34:22Z
       
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       If you drive about 15 minutes west of my Northern Virginia apartment, you'll end up in one of the largest concentrations of data center buildings in the US. This is where companies like Amazon, Google, and Twitter have huge buildings full of servers, network equipment, and miles of cable, ready to add a new server at a moment's notice. And when one data center building fills up, they can easily build another one.@SDF isn't like that.1/
       
 (DIR) Post #APV8UmbaESVOtJbi2i by mcornick@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-11T17:36:15Z
       
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       @SDF is large enough to have its own servers (as opposed to renting "cloud" servers) but nowhere near as large as the big guys. When a new server is needed, someone needs to purchase it, go in and install it. This takes time and human effort, and means we've had some growing pains that are not as common in the world of huge data centers full of servers at the ready.2/