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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by k8sToGo on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @07:58AM (#30764990)
Of course you can, but I guess at that point you don't build your DC out of shipping containers.
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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by bayindirh on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @08:00AM (#30765005)
Theoretically, you can. We looked into it.

Also, Chinese build solid DC buildings out of containers. It's indeed possible.

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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by asciimike on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @08:41AM (#30765327)
Which providers were you looking at? IIRC Huawei was the only company providing ISO container DCs, but the were super low density (e.g. 50kW total) compared to what the original Google/Sun/HP designs were.
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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by gregoriol on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @08:41AM (#30765324)
Shipping containers are better against fire than wood. But here it's what was inside that seems to have been a problem, not the outer structure.
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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by brohee on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @08:21PM (#30773340)
How are they better? Metal structures last minutes not hours when enough heat is involved...
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Re:OVHcloud fire: SBG2 data center had no extinguisher, no p... by AnssiH on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:38AM (#30767408)
Just for the record so people don't get the wrong idea, SBG2 was not built out of shipping containers. OVH has other DCs that are, though.
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