[LEAPSECS] FaceBook...

[Rob Seaman]

On Aug 7, 2013, at 10:44 PM, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:


> In message <346B3026-38AB-4534-BCE6-3D3F7A0126BB at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:

>> The actual title is rather less dramatic: "How the Leap Second Led Facebook=

>> to Build DCIM Tools".  The take-away comment from the Facebook Site Operat=

>> ions VP:

>> 

>> 	The number of cabinets brought down was not significant enough for it

>> 	to impact our users.

> 

> But clearly a big enough threat for them to retool their entire production

> monitoring...


Rather:


>>> 	When Furlong looked at the spike in Facebook’s data center power

>>> usage, he saw opportunity as well as risk.

>>> 		...



>>> 	“A lot of this plays into our efficiency initiatives,” said Furlong,

>>> who said his team must balance the need for both flexibility and efficiency.

>>> “Through the leap second, we found that we were good on flexibility. One of

>>> the efficiencies we now want to drill into is how we use the building.”