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k8sToGo
on March 22, 2022
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OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguishe...
Of course you can, but I guess at that point you don't build your DC out of shipping containers.
bayindirh
on March 22, 2022
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Theoretically, you can. We looked into it.
Also, Chinese build solid DC buildings out of containers. It's indeed possible.
asciimike
on March 22, 2022
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Which providers were you looking at? IIRC Huawei was the only company providing ISO container DCs, but the were super low density (e.g. 50kW total) compared to what the original Google/Sun/HP designs were.
gregoriol
on March 22, 2022
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Shipping containers are better against fire than wood. But here it's what was inside that seems to have been a problem, not the outer structure.
brohee
on March 23, 2022
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How are they better? Metal structures last minutes not hours when enough heat is involved...
AnssiH
on March 22, 2022
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Just for the record so people don't get the wrong idea, SBG2 was not built out of shipping containers. OVH has other DCs that are, though.
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