tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074752.post5882219426291841461..comments2007-04-04T08:54:27.841+02:00Comments on Peter's Griddle on Club Cloud Computing.com: Who needs dual power for their computers?pvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966586301980201453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074752.post-26157445513293664642007-04-04T08:54:00.000+02:002007-04-04T08:54:00.000+02:00My article refers to the uptime of the power compa...My article refers to the uptime of the power company, and the conclusion refers to the necessity of having two power companies. It is true that stuff inside the data center can have more failure modes.pvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966586301980201453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074752.post-3784682368217361472007-03-31T01:21:00.000+02:002007-03-31T01:21:00.000+02:00well... in my experience, typically the first thin...well... in my experience, typically the first thing to break are disks (after 2.5-3 year) but the power supply is a runner-up. Having a spare one and hot swappable PSUs are certainly nice to have. <BR/>Recently we had another advantage of dual power: the power had te be rewired, and we had no downtime because of two power cords!<BR/><BR/>StanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com