How dangerous is a wet server room floor

Carpet is a big ‘NO! NO!!’ for a room hosting equipments that are of high value, because of the fire risk. Water is too, for obvious reasons. You should straight call maintenance immediately and have them repair the drainage system. The water could really cause problems, inform your superiors right away and draw their attention … Read more

Engineers are using explosives to remove hard rock outside our office building. What countermeasures should we take?

If I were you, I’d call the company’s insurance company, and have them place out an accelerometer. This way – the insurance company will know that you’re not the one shaking the disks, and the insurance company will know for sure when every blast has gone off, in case your SAN dies at the exact … Read more

I’ve inherited a rat’s nest of cabling. What now?

In no particular order here are some suggestions that have been helpful to me over the years- Can any of the equipment in those racks be eliminated, upgraded or consolidated? It’s hard to tell what’s there, but in my experience these kinds of messes tend to be aggravated by gear that should have been pulled … Read more