• DevDave@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    The biggest weakness to data centers are the chillers.

    Next up are the transformers.

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        That’s only good enough to give the machines time to come to a safe halted state. For however long it takes to repair the chillers, that facility is a credit on the accounting ledger.

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            Accounting language is different.

            A debit is incoming while credit is an increase of liability.

            Think of the big picture of a credit card. The card backer (bank/credit union) is paying the vendor cash equivalent while crediting you with debt.

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              yeah you sounded like you knew what you were talking about that confusion is mine and mine alone thank you for taking the time to respond and educate me

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      6 days ago

      The water supply too though no? If the water main failed, I imagine they would be able to shut down their systems without damage but not use them much, they typically carry their own pond of water for emergencies as such I believe.

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        All the datacenters I have been in have sufficiently sized cisterns that they can hold out for water to be trucked to them.