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Re:Major AWS Outage Happening by ectospheno on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:24AM (#45656221)
Because surely every smoke detector will work while the building is burning down…
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Re:Major AWS Outage Happening by UltraSane on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @11:28AM (#45657013)
most data centers are made out of concrete and isolate fires.
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Re:Major AWS Outage Happening by ectospheno on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @03:18PM (#45660353)
My point is that while the failure rate may be low the failure method is dude burns to death in a locked server room. Even classified room protocols place safety of personnel over safety of data in an emergency.
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Re:Major AWS Outage Happening by UltraSane on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:21PM (#45676413)
Being in a server room with FM200 fire control is the safest place to be in a fire.
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