In this video, you’ll get an inside-look at what it’s really like inside a real datacenter. BigScoots, located in Chicago, invited Jay into their datacenter, where he chats with James Web (their COO) about some of the decisions that went into its design.
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00:00 – Filming on-location in Chicago
01:23 – Why Chicago?
02:51 – Meet BigScoots & James (Their COO)
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06:07 – The BigScoots Datacenter
08:30 – With great power comes massive cooling
12:32 – Why "hot-swappable" parts are important
14:10 – The "Crash Cart" and how it’s used for troubleshooting
17:20 – How BigScoots migrated a network seamlessly
19:36 – More info on airflow strategy
20:41 – Real Datacenters aren’t like they are in Hollywood
23:12 – How BigScoots keeps up with demand
24:25 – Tips for new System Administrators
27:14 – More about BigScoots
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