Phil Adcock of Domicilium finds inspiration amid the noise and excitement of the annual Isle of Man TT festival.
I AM sitting in my office facing an impending copy deadline and seeking inspiration.
The start of the Isle of Man TT festival next week is a surprisingly busy time for us as we make arrangements for our various corporate guests. For anyone who has not witnessed this spectacle, the TT is the most famous motorcycle road race in the world and involves brave individuals propelling themselves down small country roads at gut-wrenchingly terrifying speeds. In between contemplating the excitement to come and thinking of an appropriate subject to write about, I am reviewing the electrical drawings associated with our data centre’s generators. As riveting as this sounds, attention to detail is what gives our gaming clients an advantage over their competitors and this final risk review before our regular generator health check is just one of the many tasks that quality assure our facilities for our customers.
Every three years we transport a large piece of equipment to our data centres, called a load bank. This is essentially the world’s largest electric heater capable of running at several megawatts and turning the spring chill in our car park into a 90-degree paradise for the day. For the Doctor Who fans among you, think of a TARDIS on its side with a rocket motor strapped to its bottom. This allows us to exercise our generators with varying demands and stress test them to ensure that they are in the peak of physical condition. We exercise our generators for an extended period of time at a load which will significantly exceed the maximum capacity of our facility.
Read the full article in issue 3 of iNTERGAMINGi.
