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Re:Toshiba and WD NAND Production Hit by Power Outage: 6 Exa... by reaperducer on Saturday June 29, 2019 @02:07PM (#20313920)
Yeah I was surprised. Don't they have a ups for this kind of thing?

One would think. Though, the tech industry is much like any other industry, and I imagine a conversation like this:

Engineer: We need to install backup generators in case the grid goes down.

Middle manager: Can you do it without stopping production?

Engineer: No.

Middle manager: Screw it. It's the next guy's problem.

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Re:Toshiba and WD NAND Production Hit by Power Outage: 6 Exa... by londons_explore on Monday July 01, 2019 @01:59AM (#20322793)
At this sort of level, all power systems can be replaced or redesigned without the load being switched off...
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