I do draw the line at armed guards. As a wise man once told me, the primary threat to data centres is not physical, it is cyber. And as another even wiser man once told me, communication facilities are not a terrorist target, as the point of terrorism is to spread terror, and you can't do that if you have destroyed the communication channels for that terror.
-----Original Message----- From: uknof [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howard Jones Sent: 22 September 2017 09:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [uknof] Telehouse Fire Alarm On 22/09/2017 09:20, John Bourke wrote: > Hi, > > What strikes me is the inconsistency in procedures and security in data > centres around the world. > > In some you need to watch a safety video before you are allowed in for the > first time. > I used to visit Virgin Media exchanges from time to time (when they were Telewest), and you had to do the safety induction every 6 months, which meant every visit for me, pretty much. It wasn't a video - someone walked you around the facility: don't touch that. If someone else touches that, do this. etc. I think we were the only external customer in the building. Inconsistency in procedures translates to flexibility in pricing though. Not everyone wants to pay for armed guards and biometrics.
