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Aussie Data Centres Brace For Dust Storm Barrage 148

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday September 24, 2009 @12:48AM from the sand-gets-in-your-tubes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Data centers and telcos in the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane have shut off external ventilation systems, restricted loading dock access and attended false alarms after a major dust storm choked the cities today. The storm is said to be the worst of its type ever recorded in Australia. Macquarie Telecom disengaged automatic deployment of fire-prevention gas from the fire alarm to prevent gas being released on a false alarm. Other major data center operators reported clogged air filters and heat exchangers and said they would be performing cleaning and maintenance operations this week."

Comment Re:Competition drives down prices! (Score 4, Insightful) 414

by IDontAgreeWithYou on Tuesday January 15, 2008 @12:43PM (#22051520) Attached to: HD DVD Prices Slashed By Toshiba

It isn't about a price war, it's a format war. If I spend $150 on an HD-DVD player and that format dies next year, I have to buy a Blu-Ray player anyway. The money I spent on the HD-DVD player was a waste. This is where consumers have a problem. Generally competition is good, but eventually one format will win this battle and you don't want to be heavily invested in the losing side.

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