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Episode 52 - Why Oxide rebuilt the rack from scratch

Episode 52 - Why Oxide rebuilt the rack from scratch

FromDCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show


Episode 52 - Why Oxide rebuilt the rack from scratch

FromDCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Oxide Computer has been rebuilding the rack. In this podcast, CTO Bryan Cantrill tells us why. 
The data center industry has been building its own infrastructure for years, with the wrong components.
Servers weren't designed to be operated in data centers, and the 1U rack unit is the wrong size, because of simple science. Part of the success of the cloud is that it takes that integration away, and gives users an easily consumed set of virtual servers and elastic infrastructure. But it costs, and it has pushed users to renting something they would be better off owning. That's why we heard of the "cloud diaspora" - organizations people bringing their IT back from the cloud.
But what people need, Cantrill says, is an elastic infrastructure for the on-premise facility. In this podcast, you can hear him explaining why his team found they had to rebuild almost everything to deliver it.
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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DCD Zero Downtime is DCD's editorially-led podcast. In each episode, our editorial team will be talking with leading members of the data center and digital infrastructure community, delving deeper into the future of the industry and its major challenges.