DataCenter

Winning contest entry for Tales from the Data Center

Grand Prize Winner

An anonymous entry takes the Nintendo Wii grand prize.
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Data Center Contest: Now that’s what I call multitasking

Well folks, our whacky Tales from the Data Center contest has ended and the winner has been determined. The lucky winner wished to remain anonymous – but don’t miss the winning entry by clicking the link above.

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Thanks for contributing to IT Knowledge Exchange and thanks for entering the contest. Take care.

Community Manager

Be sure to browse these other contest entries

Data Center Contest: Disaster recovery using non-Microsoft “Windows”
Data Center Contest: Successful treatment of Mayo Clinic kill switch
Data Center Contest: Ooh, ooh that smell …can’t you smell that smell?
Data Center Contest: Oh what a tangled web we weave
Data Center Contest: Bathroom or Server room?
Data Center Contest: Saran Wrap to the rescue!
Data Center Contest: The 2:00 AM Wind Tunnel
Data Center Contest: Nuns bring network to its knees
Data Center Contest: The great Chicago flood of ‘91
Data Center Contest: Zut alors! How many cables?
Data Center Contest: Hose down those hard drives!
Data Center Contest: The Orville Redenbacher backup technique
Data Center Contest: Last one out, turn off the lights

Be thankful you don’t work in these data centers

An early ‘Happy Thanksgiving Day’ to you all. No matter whether the Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated where you live, we can all think of things to be thankful for …especially family and friends.

You can also be thankful that you don’t work in one of the data centers highlighted in our Data Center contest. Our contest runs until the end of November, so hurry, you still have time to send us your own story before the contest ends.

You can read some of the crazy tales we’ve received in my previous post that listed the first 10 contest entries — and here are 4 more below.

Data Center Contest: Disaster recovery using non-Microsoft “Windows”
Data Center Contest: Successful treatment of Mayo Clinic kill switch
Data Center Contest: Ooh, ooh that smell …can’t you smell that smell?
Data Center Contest: Oh what a tangled web we weave

Hurry, because the contest is almost over. We’ll be awarding a Nintendo Wii game system to the Data Center story judged best. But even if you don’t win first place, we’re also giving away twenty (20) copies of System Specifications and Project Manual for Data Centers (this is a $250 value!). So take a moment and send us your own data center story today. Thanks!

Community Manager

Spooky Data Center tales from our members

Not all frights take place on Halloween — many happen in the course of a normal IT workday. For a good laugh (or groan) be sure to read some of the data center stories submitted by your fellow members. Here are the first 10 entries from our Data Center contest that runs until the end of November.

Data Center Contest: Bathroom or Server room?
Data Center Contest: Saran Wrap to the rescue!
Data Center Contest: The 2:00 AM Wind Tunnel
Data Center Contest: Nuns bring network to its knees
Data Center Contest: The great Chicago flood of ‘91
Data Center Contest: Zut alors! How many cables?
Data Center Contest: Hose down those hard drives!
Data Center Contest: The Orville Redenbacher backup technique
Data Center Contest: Now that’s what I call multitasking
Data Center Contest: Last one out, turn off the lights

The Data Center story judged best will win a Nintendo Wii game system. We’re also giving away twenty (20) copies of System Specifications and Project Manual for Data Centers (a $250 value!) – so send us your own story today.

Community Manager

Three more blogs for Data Center fans

Trying to keep up with the latest changes in the data center world? Here are three new community blogs that aim to do just that. Written by the editors of SearchDataCenter.com, you’ll find coverage of everything from Big Iron to green data centers.

Server Farming | About the bloggers
Servers and systems administration news and advice, covering Unix and x86 systems and blades, and the tools to manage the server farm.

Mainframe Propeller Head | About the bloggers
A blog about mainframe computers and related issues, including Linux on Big Iron, application modernization, mainframe jobs, CICs, server consolidation and third party mainframe software.

Data center facilities pro | About the bloggers
A TechTarget blog on data center facilities management, design and engineering, covering energy efficiency, site uptime and more.

Why aren’t you blogging and sharing your IT knowledge? If you have what it takes, fill out this short online form to request your own blog. We’ll help you get started and attract a readership of your peers and colleagues. Come join our blogging community and start sharing your IT knowledge.

Community Manager