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So you want to build your own data center

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314 points dban | 1 comments | 17 Jan 25 20:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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jonatron ◴[17 Jan 25 22:24 UTC] No.42743915[source]▶
Why would you call colocation "building your own data center"? You could call it "colocation" or "renting space in a data center". What are you building? You're racking. Can you say what you mean?
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xiconfjs ◴[17 Jan 25 23:17 UTC] No.42744262[source]▶
I have to second this. While it takes mich effort and in-depth knowledge do build up from an “empty” cage it’s still far from dealing with everything from building permits, to plan and realize a data center to code including redundant power lines, AC and fibre.

Still kudos going this path in the cloud-centric time we live in.

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1. manquer ◴[18 Jan 25 03:14 UTC] No.42745473[source]▶
While it is more complex to actually build out the center , a lot of that is specific to the regional you are doing it.

Thy will vary by country, by state or even county , setting up a DC in the Bay Area and say one in Ohio or Utah is a very different endeavor with different design considerations.