Compass Data Centers 2018 Predictions

Chris Crosby has a post on his 2018 predictions. https://www.compassdatacenters.com/predictions-for-2018/ 

At first I was tempted to go through each one and add my own opinion. But I am writing this blog post sitting in Black Raven Brewery http://blackravenbrewing.com/

So after a beer thinking I should just write what comes to mind after a pint. 

What Chris is missing is the impact of AR. It will be huge and people are excited. What is funny is where I am drinking a pint is within walking distance to Facebook’s Oculus new facility which is a lot of ex-Microsoft people  https://www.geekwire.com/2018/facebook-microsofts-backyard-building-purchases-point-oculus-expansion/

“It is unclear what the sites will be used for, and Facebook and Oculus representatives did not return requests for comment. GeekWire reported recently that Oculus is looking for a couple hundred thousand square feet of research and development space in Redmond as well as a huge chunk of office space in the Seattle area.

Job listings also point to an Oculus expansion in Redmond.Facebook lists 123 open positions in Redmond, and almost all of them are for Oculus. Aposting for an Oculus facilities project managerincludes “work on multiple expansion and renovation projects in its Oculus facilities in Redmond. Projects are all on a fast track schedule to support the planned growth in the area.”

What I agree totally with on Chris’s prediction #6 is DCIM will create a new acronym as it tries to gain traction. There so many flaws in DCIM. And the top is they don’t get abstraction. There way too many failed DCIM implementations out there.

The big are growing so much faster than rest. Amazon is rumored to be testing their advertising efforts. Which is direct blow to google and facebook. 

Actually I agree with all of Chris’s points. 2018 is going to be interesting and confusing because as the last point made #10

10) Data center publications will continue to publish articles speculating on the future demise of enterprise data centers in relation to the cloud when there is nothing else to talk about. 

New SUP for the family, full set of 4

I often get the question at data center conferences "what do I do?"  I get up in the morning and think what am I going to do today.  I am my own boss, and have a variety of clients I'll do a variety of work for. 

Today the weather was nice so after the kids go to school time to work out with stand up paddle on Lake Samm.  We have 4 SUPs from Perfect Wave.  The owner of Perfect Wave Bobby works for Casne which has done some data center work. So there is a data center connection to SUP.

Here is our daughter's brand new SUP.

Dave & Hilary Ohara, from Lake Sammamish, adding another PW SUP to there collection of 4, with a PW 10ft Ruby Red Slice for there daughter Ashley.

Here is my new board.

Another one of our wonderful customers, Hillary Ohara from Lake Sammamish, shopping a little early for a Fathers Day Gift for her husband Dave. No worries, Dave already knows he's getting it, as Hillary kept sending him pics of different boards in the shop. They are now a 3 PW SUP Board family & soon to be 4, as there daughter will be getting a Ruby Red Slice next week.

For the big guys who here is a new board that can support a 300 lb football player.  Note the Seahawks colors

Da PW 14ft Bamboocha Model

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Bad Hair day? My son goes for school spirit

We've all had bad hair days, and the worse is when you don't see how bad your hair is until you get to your meetings.

It's almost the end of school and my son's school has crazy hair day today.

This is one of the few times when you are happy your hair is all whacked out.

Video if you like Data Centers and Racing - 2011 Le Mans Triple Redundancy wins with one car

Audi has created a video documentary of their 2011 Le Mans win that will appeal to those who think about triple redundancy, operations, and designing for unexpected events.

The video is free on iTunes and you can download it here.

I have this video on my MacBook Pro Retina to show how nice the display is.  The story that the data center crowd will like is how a three car strategy changes when only one car is left.

The film TRUTH IN 24 II documents the tenth and arguably most emotional triumph of the brand with the four rings at this sports car classic. After two Audi R18 TDI cars have retired following spectacular accidents, the remaining Audi fights a dramatic battle for overall victory with the three Peugeot 908 cars which the Audi trio ultimately decides in its favor with a narrow margin of 13 seconds. The film captures the entire drama of the fourth-narrowest running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with intimate insights into the team of Audi Sport and breath-taking pictures.

Here is a 60 second teaser of the video.