data centres

  • Is The NSA’s Data Centre Melting Down Because It’s Spying Too Much?

    Is The NSA’s Data Centre Melting Down Because It’s Spying Too Much?

    This is embarrassingly funny. The WSJ reports that the NSA’s new Utah data centre has suffered 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months because of electrical surges. The NSA is basically using so much power in its spying efforts that it is poetically killing its data centres. Seriously, the surges have destroyed hundreds of thousands…


  • IBM Uses Hacked Roombas To Hunt Down Overheating Data Centres

    IBM Uses Hacked Roombas To Hunt Down Overheating Data Centres

    To ensure the cooling and ventilation systems in the company’s data centres are running at peak efficiency, IBM now employs autonomous temperature-monitoring robots built on the iRobot Create platform to hunt down problematic areas. Fitted with a 2m tall pole laden with temperature and other sensors, the robots wander collect data on temperature and humidity…