Yeah data centers are more secure than some prisons probably. Lots of sensitive data inside owned by a lot of companies, big and small. I've had to register and scan my retinas to gain access to the main building past the lobby. Then multiple airlocks all requiring key card taps to traverse through the labyrinth of cages until I get to a cage that I have access to, and then another card tap to get in.

And if you were somehow able to gain access without being known, if it's your first time inside that particular data center there's a good chance you'll get lost or locked inside somewhere that you can't exit, in an area where someone might not visit for hours, days even. You might actually just die in there like a caged rat.

But also, data centers are great for introverts who like to work in solitude. They're dark, cool, have tons of white noise, and you can be pretty isolated.

Oh and also, if the fire alarms go off you have a short window of time to get out before they flood the place with a gas that you can't breath and you could quickly die.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

But also, data centers are great for introverts who like to work in solitude. They're dark, cool, have tons of white noise, and you can be pretty isolated.

Oh yeah, only problem is that "dark, cool, tons of white noise" makes me tired as hell.

Or maybe that's because I know that me being in a data center means I've got a loooooong day ahead.

Most the time the data center is lights out. Nobody really needs to go in except for adds/moves/changes to hardware itself.

I very rarely need hands on. I built a pretty robust remote management environment with no dependencies on the prod system. If I'm on-site, there's a problem.