Roko's ObeliskMar 7
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Show threadHierarchyMar 7
@pikesley I wonder if there are any datacenters underground?
Show threadlafnlab
@Hierarchy @pikesley I work for a university in the Midwest US and around 15 years ago it built a datacenter capable of withstanding an F5 tornado. I think it's partly underground. This was back when "cloud computing" was the buzzword of choice.
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Show threadHierarchyMar 7
@lafnlab @pikesley thats incredible! What is the name of the datacenter and are there any documentaries about it?
Show threadZimmieMar 7

@Hierarchy @lafnlab @pikesley Not sure about documentaries, but there are plenty of datacenters which are resistant to natural disasters. Fewer which could withstand acts of war.

Iron Mountain famously has a storage facility in an old limestone quarry in Boyers, PA. It’s notably *not* a datacenter, in large part because getting the required power there would be difficult.

Show threadHierarchyMar 8
@bob_zim @lafnlab @pikesley I think its norway who has underground seed bank too
Show threadZimmieMar 8
@Hierarchy @lafnlab @pikesley You’re thinking the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Spitsbergen. That facility is only 1000 square meters, and it’s in a sandstone mountain. Limited power. It’s underground mostly for cooling reasons.
Show threadlafnlabMar 7
@Hierarchy @pikesley No documentaries I know of, but some news articles. This one is probably most detailed:
https://www.csemag.com/data-center-epitomizes-mission-critical/
Data center epitomizes ‘mission critical’ - Consulting - Specifying Engineer

The Indiana University Data Center in Bloomington features Tier III, N+1 redundancy, cost-saving flywheel UPS technology, and switchgear with full bypass capability to help ensure power reliability.

Consulting - Specifying Engineer
Show threadHierarchyMar 8
@lafnlab @pikesley thank you!