Data center build
Following on from my previous post showcasing an awesome LEGO datacenter creation, I thought you might like to see a more realistic (but yet far less detailed) version by Digital Realty – these people build real datacenter facilities all around the world.
This is one of those clever time-lapse videos where you get to see the whole thing being built “from the ground up”. You can see the raised floor going in which allows for neat cable management and (depending on the facility design) underfloor cooling systems.
A nice touch in this video is the little LEGO builder going around the site during construction (though it’s a lot for just one guy to build an entire datacenter!).
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A data center tour…
Sometimes you wonder if people have too much time on their hands… this isn’t one of those times though! Take a look at the immense level of detail on this cool LEGO data center:
Overall it’s an amazing effort by its creator – not us unfortunately (we’re too busy keeping your servers running smoothly) – but we’re pleased have the pleasure of sharing his excellent work with you!
We noticed they even took the precaution of installing a backup generator, although it’s not clear what level of redundancy they have in their power and cooling infrastructure?
The good news (for anyone looking to host their server in this facility at least) is that it seems the creator is already working on upgrading his facility – one serious point of concern is the lack of physical security within the facility. With the incredible attention to detail it seems strange that this was missed so far, but maybe it was always the plan to add this in later (it sounds like there are big plans for sensors and all kinds of fun – though I don’t think LEGO figures have biometrics, so maybe biometric scanners are off the menu?
Be assured that in Layershift facilities you can’t just walk around from room to room unchallenged like you can in this LEGO facility: for example plant equipment is tightly secured behind multiple access verification layers, and likewise to get access onto the data center floor itself (even for Layershift engineers conducting their day-to-day work) there’s the rigors of human security guard verification (remotely secured), proximity security tag scanner, and biometric identity verification … oh yeah, and we have a roof! 🙂
Have you ever devoted hours of your life to a cool LEGO creation like this? Tell us about it in the comments.
New website & services
Our new website, community and this blog have all gone live today, replacing our previous website which has served us well for almost six years. A big THANK YOU to everyone who has worked on this project over the last 10 months – great work!
As is often the case with projects like this every step has taken twice as much time as expected, but we really wanted to make sure we’ve incorporated all of the feedback we’ve gathered from our loyal customers and staff over the past six years and are very happy with the end result.
Please check out our fabulous new website and range of services and let us know what you think!
This is an important step because it allows us to showcase our services and product features fully, which we’ve never really done before, but it’s also important to our customers because we’ve radically reinvented our range of services – we’re now offering what we think are the most competitive and complete Managed Hosting Services around with some great new enhancements!
Here are some of the highlights:
- New range of Cloud VPS and Cloud VPS Extreme products featuring Plesk Panel 10
- New range of Dedicated Server and Complex Hosting products for customers with more bespoke or specialist requirements including high-availability, clustering and load-balancing
- New range of load-balancing, SSL certificates, trust marks and a wider range of domain names
- Introduction of our new ‘Care Pack‘ concept where we bundle a range of exciting new features and an SLA-backed service guarantee across our entire Cloud VPS, Cloud VPS Extreme and Dedicated hosting ranges – this includes some significant free enhancements which we are also rolling out to all existing VPS customers!
- Global coverage with our existing UK and USA and new Singapore managed hosting!
We’ll be posting much more in the coming days and weeks about our new range of services and in-depth discussions about some of the exciting new features and what the changes mean to you.
We’re working very hard to bring even more to you in the near future.
Watch out for the beta launch of a really exciting new service at the beginning of next month!
Let us know what you think!