Data Center Outage Puts Spotlight On Power Systems
from the the-other-grid dept
This week's outage of a major San Francisco data center has prompted a lot of discussion about the tech industry's massive energy requirements, and whether or not the existing energy infrastructure will continue to prove satisfactory. Although we blamed excessive hubris for the crash, some are pointing fingers at the utility PG&E, for letting the underlying power outage happen. Of course, this doesn't explain why 365 Main's extensive energy backup system failed to kick in as it was supposed to. Either way, it's likely that continued investments into energy systems are in order. IBM has been investing in technology that will reduce the energy demands of data centers, but the trend is helping low-tech firms as well: yesterday, engine maker Cummins reported strong earnings, due in part to the sale of generators to data centers. All of this is further evidence that tech firms are increasingly forced to get down and dirty with tangible, physical goods in order to stay competitive.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Emergency Power Backup Systems
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Re: Emergency Power Backup Systems
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Re: Re: Emergency Power Backup Systems
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It's an expectation that's only result will be disappointment.
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Testing
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Not just the data centers
Basically if the entire grid goes down (as it did in this case) your connection to the data center is still only as good as the power to the first public network component not connected to your generators (i.e. still dead in the water)
You're just a very expensive diesel powered data island
A truly resilient solution would have to involve two completely seperate grids (and similarly seperated backup lines), or better - two very seperate locations
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Data Centers
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Generation
Businesses have a tendency to add components to a electrical system without considering the output of the electrical generators and the extra load.
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Data Center Outage
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Data Center Outage and Redundant Power
No batteries, no redundant grid, no amount of testing will guarantee a no-impact failover. I've seen multiple outages at multiple sites over 20 years. The answer is IT DEPENDS. With hugs power feeds it gets complicated fast.
You can take cheap shots if you want, doesn't mean you know anything.
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Re: Data Center Outage and Redundant Power
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According to some insiders....
The end result was a complete power meltdown.
Chris.
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Outage cause
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http://seancasaidhe.wordpress.com
I wonder if I can get a hugely overpaid consulting job advising them on the basics of continuity planning?
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Safest Place on Earth for Data Centers!!!
Take a look at:
http://www.safestplaceonearth.net/
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Safest Place on Earth for Data Centers!
http://www.safestplaceonearth.net/
Locate @ the power source with little risk and cheaper electrical rates!
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