C|Net article, photos inside a Microsoft datacenter

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:35 pm

This link has been bouncing around various tech forums, pics inside a new datacenter they opened in Chicago.
http://news.cnet.com/2300-10805_3-10001679-1.html

Some pretty cool pics. This one is for Cabledude!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:48 pm

I can't even imagine what their power bill must be like

What are air skates? I'm guessing some kind of forced air contraption but have never heard of them before. I'm surprised they don't use ball bearings embedded in the floor like they do in some warehouses.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:14 pm

Humboldt wrote:
What are air skates?

Air Casters...picture an air hockey table..except instead of air coming out of the floor, comes out the bottom of the hockey puck..but same slippery result.
Big pads underneath..usually 1 in each corner.

Better than ball bearing races down the floor.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:31 pm

I wonder how much one of those server containers weighs, I know each sever can be heavy as hell, just about killed myself hauling one around at work a few weeks ago.

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mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:10 pm

Air Skates - http://www.rotairsystems.co.uk/