Microsoft Aims To Cure Server-Hugging Engineers

1sockchuck writes "Microsoft wants the engineers in its labs to manage their servers remotely, and is moving development servers from a bevy of computer rooms in labs to a new green data center about 8 miles from its Redmond campus. 'I see today as a real transition point in our culture,' said Rob Bernard, chief environmental strategist at Microsoft, who acknowledged that the change will be an adjustment for veteran developers but will save money and energy use. Microsoft expects its customers will run their apps remotely in data centers, and clearly expects the same of its employees."

Good idea

[Anonymous Coward]

I want to be as far away from Windows as possible.

1985 called

[convolvatron]

they want their tty back

Green Data Center???

[sitarlo]

How can a concrete, environmentally controlled, power sucking, place people drive to be considered green? Oh, I know, they're using 36 Watt light bulbs in the broom closets.

Re:Green Data Center???

[Timothy Brownawell]

How can a concrete, environmentally controlled, power sucking, place people drive to be considered green?

Spraypaint.

Re:How is it possible ?!?

[Timothy Brownawell]

> The company says the consolidation, which physically separates Microsoft engineers from the servers running their test code
So, if engineers are fare away from the server running their test code, how do they press the reset button when the server shows the BSOD ?!?

They've found a way to punch servers in the face over standard TCP/IP.

Too easy one...

[Hurricane78]

How do you cure engineers from loving their servers?

By installing Windows on them! *BA-DUM-TISH*

I'm here all night! Try the cake!

Re:Virtualization!

[arndawg]

In our data center we've moved a lot of the Windows workloads to virtual servers. That gives you "the console" and "the hardware" even when you're remote, so it's very nice.

IP KVM called. They want to know what year it is!

Servers in the wild

[Krishnoid]

There's servers in the wild, and then there's this guy's problem [thedailywtf.com].

Re:Nope, this is very 2000s

[siloko]

Couldn't they just locate some dev servers in India

We tried that but what we saved in development costs we lost extending all our cat5 . . .

Server-Hugging?

[leromarinvit]

The headline just begs to recycle this [slashdot.org] old post...

Actually, I worked with one fellow who had his penis injured by a computer.

Some of IBM's mid-range systems from the late 1980s (actually quite large, physically, by today's standards...) had a circular opening about 2 inches in diameter. This opening was near some circuitry or device that would heat up rather quickly. So with the help of some duct tape and foam, this hardware admin fashioned himself a warm vagina of sorts, right on the side of our IBM system.

We're not sure how long he had a "relationship" with the system, but it came to an end one day when during lunch he ran over to a group of us, with his hands covered in blood. Apparently the foam vagina tore, and a piece of metal got him on the penis shaft. He went to the hospital, and was okay in the end. But he didn't really last long with the company after that...

Re:1985 called

[commodore64_love]

I read this as "they want their titty back". Oh my. The net has effectively turned me into a female body addict. http://domai.com/ [domai.com] Ooops that slipped right out.