@skotl said:
Been a lurker for a while, and a big fan of snoofle, but I cry shenanigans on this one.There are so many people involved in changing the flooring in a server hall that I can't believe that putting carpet tiles in would not have been rejected by someone during the process.
Even allowing for the dumkpoferry exhibited at snoofle's place, it would just have taken one person (even the carpet tile supplier) to raise sufficient concern for this plan to be rejected.
So I suspect a wee bit of embellishment on this one...
There used to be a time when I would agree with you. Having seen though how decisions are made in corporations by the people "least" qualified to make them but with the most political swing,I can say I totally believe this.
Reminds me of how my company installed a big backup generator for our server room outside the building. The idea being that if we lost power it would cut in and keep the business critical operations going. The problem with that being the most likely cause of a power outage for us is a hurricane (We are in florida), and the building is in a flood zone...and as the generator is too big for the roof of our building they installed it two feet off the ground. All it will take is one huricane and the generator will be submerged and our servers will be down.
Of course management with zero technical skills (or common sense) who came up with this solution can't see the problem with this.