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One of my students sent me a link to this website: http://order.1and1.com (now, hit "Why 1&1" in the top right and then "Data Centers" on the left --- the original link I had just didn't seemed to want to work here). It was sent to me because it highlighted some of the items I had been talking about in the class. Now when you go, scroll down and view the Data Center Flash Movie. So here's the question: isn't this a little too much info to give out? Or maybe it's just me.
Opinions?
Link's broken 404
well the link works if you take out a space before w (in whydatacenter).
and ya thats not TMI that everything from top to bottom.
It reads like the plot of a Mission Impossible movie. All the physical security measures are highlighted in glorious technicolour flash. Your mission...
Must have gone to the Micros**t school of security
No.. rather the detailed floor plan and security features for their data center that are highlighted in the flash movie. When you consider it (and on the internet we always want more info) at what point is it just TMI for security reasons?
It's TMI the instant they show you anything about the datacenter. They should tell you about it in vague details..but the rest...boooo!
Very Flashy.. (sorry about the play on words :O ) but it is much more then they NEED to give out and other then impressing people... why put the actual layout out there for everyone to see? But I do have to say, they are VERY impressed with themselves!
All I have to say is I hope nobody's planning a physical attack on the company... :rolleyes:
There is just enough info to stage an attack of the facility. They were nice enough to tell me that they have a Cisco 12000 and a Juniper M40 there and the hardware specs on their hosts. I wouldn't provide this kind of detail.
I'd be inclined to believe that the datacenter shown is a dummy and not the real thing. Either way it really doesn't tell much that an intruder couldn't work out after making entry.
What i do like though is:-
So in every 16.667 minutes the system is down for a second..... That's pretty dismal reliability IMO.Quote:
1&1 Internet guarantees 99.9% uptime
That's a lot of information and definitely for a customer who's looking to get space, etc... They could've gone into detail about all the power, cooling, and storage ability, but I wouldn't left off the security measures or been very vague about the methods of security.
They're pobably only trying to impress their clients. Advert stunt to wipe out the sci-fi fans.
Business is all about risks. The higher the risk, the higher the profit. They're taking transparency in business to a higher level.
Most of the *actual* real datacentres I've been to are:
- Their location isn't advertised on the web site, nor is the floor plan available
- There isn't a big sign outside saying "Internet data centre". In fact they tend to be rather drab buildings undistinguished in the middle of an industrial estate. I drove past one loads of times before realising that was it.
- Getting in requires signing loads of forms in triplicate etc, they need pre-advice and someone is with you at all times anyway
So in fact, not at all like that one.
Slarty