I Can't BELIEVE They Let Me in Here!

[@IgoByaGo]

This is my company!!!!! We have been so excited to see this.

[@deathstricker8624]

DAYM cool company

[@Ken-lv4ww]

Bs

[@mlv60]

r u hiring?

[@Adroit1911]

Your company is awesome!!!! Using the old telecom system to get that extra bit of speed is genius!!!!

[@rainbowrambo7093]

@@IgoByaGo must be so cool to work for Equinix!

[@tylrbailey]

Despite literally living beside this building for a year and it being next to a major tourist spot, not a single person I spoke to about it had any idea what it was, let alone the company’s name. Thanks for satiating this long dormant curiosity of* mine

[@MrCakerape]

You dont really want to draw attention to these buildings considering the amount of kit in them and in cases like this place the infrastructure they have is critical. I also work for a data center and you'd never know that the datacenters we have are there or whats in the buildings. Really cool seeing this on a larger sscale

[@MattyEngland]

CIA

[@rollingthunderinho]

@@MattyEnglandit’s not CIA its in Canada

[@bretl8130]

that is common for most datacenters

[@EthosAtheos]

@@rollingthunderinho Yes the CIA defiantly doesn't go to Canada....The US doesn't spy on its allies, We would never do that ~the CIA. Tell me again, the NSA doesn't have fiber splitters at 33 Thomas street.

[@BBROPHOTO]

I know multiple people have already said it, but the thing that impresses me most about this video is the amazing audio. Datacentres and server racks are NOT quiet places and the balancing of audio in rooms that are load, with immense reverb, hums - it's amazing that it goes pretty much unnoticed. Fabulous work by the whole team on this.

[@vabello]

Yeah, you go kind of crazy after too much time around high-speed fans in dense servers and switches.

[@prich0382]

AI sound cleaning tools exist, LTT have a good video on the Nvidia one and how crazy good it is

[@freemanmattia]

but Linus' voice is heavyly edited with (probably) adobe ai, that's definitely not how it sounds.

[@06howea1]

Took me a while to notice

[@NPFAC]

I got my team top end noise cancelling head phones for communicating with customers and there are still issues...IDK if anyone realizes how much of a security flex this is by us

[@KomodoSoup]

This sounds like a building built with 50 years of experience It doesn’t sound futuristic, but it is the result of extreme thoughtful design

[@homestar2112]

Having worked with Equinix for a tenant fit-out, yes their design standards are incredibly well thought out.

[@pexoto5093]

​@@KomodoSoup this is peak engineering, done by very good engineers with very real passion. Every aspect has received so much thought and consideration, and the end result is astonishing and brutally functional. This is art, dude

[@Jimmy_Jones]

You don't want futuristic. You want reliable.

[@bigsmackisback2052]

Everyone put every mistake you have ever seen in your life experience with data centers into this bucket, no one leaves until every. single. problem. has a workaround!

[@Can_Head]

@@pexoto5093 This is possibly the best building I have ever seen

[@anesbaltic4814]

I work in a data center at Microsoft and i can say this video was amazingly demonstrated

[@runforestrunfpv4354]

Dedicated clouds service providers are completely different world compared to colocation providers like Equinix both in scale and requirements.

[@098cpt]

I'm P.Eng of both equinix and MS (and some vantage) data center projects, and MS are way most advanced. at least in Canada.

[@JoelMellbin]

@@098cpt I think scale is the main difference, the larger the space the more simple the systems :)

[@kmcat]

@@098cpt Does CWL 1 mean any thing to you?

[@breakingtwitting]

with such all tech these advanced high tech datacenters have it probably costs billions to own one of them,.

[@TheCoolDave]

I've been in IT for over 30 years now, I have seen almost everything for data centers (banking at many locations, manufacturing, massive wiring between sites) and sites, I have worked at almost every type of place you can think of in IT. This is to the level of nothing I have seen, just amazingly designed and it looks like they looked over everything that could possably go wrong. This is crazy at a level that I love. Thanks for showing, this is very cool in many levels and in the real world I would never see a place on this scale.

[@ZnakeTech]

There is a data center, though only max 1/20th of the size, close to where i live, I got a tour many years ago, many of the same design principles, massive generators(they claim they could basically run our town of 10-15000 people from their generators), top down design. That's great, until about a year after I visited a storm blew the roof off the building, and then all their most critical infrastructure was the most exposed.

[@flopilop4596]

This is such a huge security flex, this tells anyone that they are confident enough to put this stuff in a video. Imagine how much they arent telling us too!!

[@RogueMandoGaming]

I honestly would love to see an in depth overview of the entire security system since they're so confidant, because if one of the most secure buildings on the planet is chill enough to let LTT put it in a video, they have some high tech shit hiding away

[@gownerjones]

If you look closely, you can see the automated turrets that will simply annihilate anyone trying to get into the cages. They tried to blur them but you can see them if you squint.

[@marvindebot3264]

They didn't show anything much, even so, some screens and signs were blurred out. You saw what they wanted you to see and nothing they didn't. LTT would have signed a very detailed and bulletproof NDA and the final edit would have gone to Equinix for approval before release.

[@marvindebot3264]

@@gownerjones LOL, no. That's not how it works.

[@gownerjones]

@@marvindebot3264 You clearly don't know what you're talking about. Of course automated turrets turn any intruder into a fine paste if they try climbing the cages. Ask any employee of any data center. Smh.

[@PreloadedMind]

As a fire suppression service technician, I thank you greatly for showing their system. A double interlocking pre-action with a vesda detection, simply amazing. And the flame detector, those are so rare to see. Awesome job LTT crew.

[@KarsonNow]

I know similar (technically) devices from the military - other purpose but same technology - you can see enemies through the smoke and fog far away. Normal night vision doesn't work so well. The best solution is a combination of both, night vision (low-ligh amplifier) and thermal optics.

[@MapleSyrup473]

We use flame detectors in the paint booths at Honda of Canada Manufacturing. They’re awesome!

[@Firikka]

I'm a bit confused. Do they use gas or water in the sprinklers to put out the actual fires?

[@Dreddy72]

@@Firikka sounds like water, but gas pressurized to be able to detect leaks without having water to leak if it does develop.

[@mickolesmana5899]

i really dig it the fire supression system, "we may serve the most capitalistic institution out there where our server and client is our priority, but still human life above all else"

[@marceli-wac]

The fact that LTT has enough credibility to do these amazing datacenter / fab tours is a major win for all your audience! Thank you so much for making these videos!

[@Assassin1344]

Despite how excited Linus was talking about this tour on the WAN show I didn't quite believe it would be as interesting as it was. This was an awesome tour of a place I certainly didn't know existed.

[@IvveWatching]

Was just gonna say. He was so hyped, yet the video was better =)

[@engrdan7]

It's what everyone calls "the cloud" :P

[@Firikka]

Yeah, I was surprised by how much stuff LTT could actually share publicly about this place in the video. Especially about the security and the "speed of light" solution that could be theoretically blocked by obstructing the link between the points. And about the restrictions on some of the leased units.

[@heimvar]

Same

[@RogueMandoGaming]

Listen, if Linus is nerding out even half as much as he was about this building during the WAN show, you know it's gonna be interesting

[@JanWeigangMusic]

No way did you just time the city bus that perfectly. Epic!

[@leonro]

I'd like to imagine that either Linus used GPS to time the bus's appearance correctly or that he just repeated the same lines over and over until the bus came.

[@seanlacroix]

It’s Toronto. In that area there’s a bus probably every 30 seconds for different routes.

[@NoobSniper]

The only time the TTC would ever be on time

[@katrinabryce]

@@leonro Or have someone stand like 1 block away and radio when to start?

[@jearlblah5169]

@@katrinabryceor maybe it’s just somewhere with regular public transit lol

[@tomekm8549]

Looks like a building of a mission impossible movie! I work as a BuildingManagementSystem Technician in Germany and ive to be honest - this building is nuts! Thank you Equinix - and LTT - best LTT Video 2024! We need more of these

[@theRPGmaster]

Question from another European: how do you get a job like that? What qualifications are needed?

[@DMS3TV]

the safeguids, redundancy, and general "we thought of everything 2X over" design is a dreaaaaam. God this is dope.

[@wowitsruss]

You know they gotta have building engineers who are super experts to manage this facility. It is extremely well done and taken care of.

[@EthosAtheos]

The wild part is the DC has 2x of everything, then you put mirrored racks in 2 different DCs. For real redundancy I know companies that have 3 or more redundant DC presences.

[@runforestrunfpv4354]

Nah that is the standard in the DC industry. This is site is considered small compared other Equinix sites, in other words its no where near its final form.

[@arnox4554]

Can it survive an M1 Abrams tank though? How about Crysis?

[@jeffl4554]

Time to having 2x wife or 2X girlfriends, I like the idea of redundancy, very neat.

[@neruneri]

After hearing on WAN show that Linus wasn't interested in doing factory tours (even for sponsorships) unless the company gave him *real* access to everything, that instantly explains why he's so happy this one. He really did get incredible access. Super cool stuff.

[@himaro101]

The fact that he asked to do a part 2 as well, shows just how much he liked that place.

[@Catraaa]

The fact he even got to *see* the Fibre Cable room that needs SEC reports if you so much as look at is shocking. Must've been a lotta paperwork for that shot, and I suspect non-zero chance just off camera they had security ready to take the shot if he so much as twitched towards those cables.

[@lurkersmith810]

Retired IT service technician here, having flashbacks of some late night calls in data centers a lot like that one! Not only security up to the cage, but sometimes each individual rack in the cage has its own lock that has to be coordinated with the customer.

[@Qualkkuno]

Nice job to the team on balancing the audio for this video. Having done some work in datacenters, it's ridiculous how you have to yell just to be heard over some background noise. I was surprised how quiet this video was.

[@vass0922]

It's funny I was thinking the same thing.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

They have had louder videos in the past. But Linus was standing literally in the rack aisle. At least here, it was probably a decent distance away.

[@EthosAtheos]

I have to wear hearing protection in the DC. If I'm in there for more than an hour. The white noise of the AC is torture.

[@AxiomTheory]

I'm a sound tech on his phone wondering what the mix sounded like through studio monitors/headphones 😂

[@sheep4483]

@@AxiomTheory for me all the background noise was shockingly completely unnoticed before it was pointed out, almost sounds like standard bg noise from a low quality microphone, though with much higher frequency components, honestly impressive

[@danielkirk8571]

This is a world class video. The audio noise reduction was so good, I was actually yearning to hear what it actually sounds like in those rooms. Keep up the great content and lets hope others allow an LTT tour too.

[@cwestwater]

Loud enough at each door are earplugs

[@inToDevNull]

I used a datacenter in Harbour Centre, Vancouver that said they tested the generators every quarter. One day the downtown power grid partially failed and the datacenter generators lit on fire. Later they ran out of diesel and couldn't get more through the traffic jams. Turns out they only tested at 25% load

[@dead-claudia]

oh yikes

[@OS_DegreeZ]

This has to be one of the coolest videos I've ever seen uploaded on this channel. Linus teasing this visit on the WAN show got me hyped but the full version exceeded my expectations. Well done guys.

[@Daphoid]

If you’re relatively new to LTT, you should definitely check out some of the older tours they’ve done of destruction, companies system builders, and the chip Fab mentioned at the end good stuff

[@PaoYong]

i agree the amount of thoughtful tech that goes into an otherwise unassuming building is nuts.

[@IgoByaGo]

Thank you for taking the world on a tour of one of our sites! It's awesome for people to finally see what we do on a daily basis. Our on-site IBX Critical Facilities and IBX Customer Operations Technicians are our backbone, thank you for all that you do for us and our customers.

[@munzlp]

@@IgoByaGo You do awesome work! Thanks so much

[@IgoByaGo]

@@munzlp You're welcome and thank you as well.

[@static_motion]

Kind of baffling I'd never heard of Equinix before Linus mentioned it in their podcast. Seems to be a great company doing extremely cool things, was also surprised to see that you guys have a datacenter in my very small city right next to a climbing gym I go to every once in a while haha.

[@fermenteddetached]

Man, i recently changed work from ISP, my previous team (tech sup people) was located at datacenter. Each time I would go to do stuff with our equipment I would see stuff at this DC that I would geek around for hours. Seeing this video I just realised why cages and pillars were color coded in the same way at our DC for example. Equinix is wild comparing to my previous workplace. I envy you in the best way possible. Good luck you and your team.

[@Thomas.5020]

Shoutout LD8, you have some really excellent staff there.

[@FaithWandering]

As someone who has done a fair amount of BMS maintenance in data-centers, I'm having flashbacks to the aggro of working there. Well done to the maintenance teams keeping these places going!

[@JooshYT]

One thing worth mentioning about the loadbanks aswell (i work in creating the software and hardware solutions for a global loadbank manufacturer) Is that in datacenter construction, they are also used to not only test their generators at full load for stability. But to test the cooling system of the datacenter. Since they just dump all that energy into heat it can predictably do longevity and efficiency tests on the cooling system. Usually in the form of 100+ 200kw Loadbanks spread across the datacenter floor all linked together. Newer loadbanks also are starting to have the capability to test water cooling systems and heat exchangers by having the hot elements submerged in coolant whilst its being pumped. Ofcourse alot of interesting science happens between all of this when your dealing with that much power, and exspecially when you need to maintain a set temperature of coolant for a long period of time with automatic load adjustments.

[@geekswithfeet9137]

@@JooshYT maybe when validating a design, but never in an active space. Happy to be proven wrong but literally never seen it in almost 20 years.

[@JooshYT]

@geekswithfeet9137 You’d be surprised-testing is often done outside of the 'active' environment. For example, testing single generators or heat exchangers, or even multiple units, is typically carried out in an isolated setup. However, these isolated tests are rarely 100% predictable when you integrate all the equipment into a fully constructed data center, where countless variables come into play. Every generator built and every cooling loop installed needs thorough testing-and I mean thorough. Just imagine if the cooling system fails for any reason, whether it can’t handle the heat generated at maximum load or, worse, if a grid blackout causes the generators to become unstable and unable to provide the necessary load. The result? Downtime. And in the data center world, downtime can cost anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions due to strict SLA agreements. Now, consider the active environment of a data center already packed with servers. When maintenance is performed on a generator, or a new one is installed-or even when heat exchangers are worked on-these systems also need to be tested. The only way to do that without risking downtime in production environments is by using simulated loads, which is where load banks come in. Hopefully, this answers your question. It’s such an interesting topic, and speaking from experience at my company, our load banks range from 30 kW to 7 MW. So you can imagine they’re designed for a wide variety of applications. Load banks are used anywhere power generation exists or where industrial motors are in play-cranes, factories, power plants, and more. Even when they’re not used for simulating loads, load banks play a role. Take cranes, for example: as weight is lowered, the motor generates electricity (just like a generator). At this point, you have three options for handling that electricity: Feed it back into the grid. Safely dissipate it. Store it. Feeding some energy back into the grid is possible, but on an industrial scale, this often involves reactive power, which can damage the electrical grid and result in hefty fines. So companies typically handle it themselves to avoid penalties. Dissipating the energy safely is where load banks come in-they convert that excess energy into heat, preventing damage to equipment or fines. You’ll often find mini load banks on industrial equipment like cranes, military vehicles, and large ships with winches. Storing energy is possible, but it comes with limitations-you’d need a lot of batteries for industrial-scale storage. Load banks also serve many other purposes. One key use is battery testing: applying a constant load to industrial-scale batteries to verify that they meet specifications, ensuring there are no undervolt or overvolt faults, and compiling this data for audits. In short, load banks are a fascinating and vital part of the industry-one of those unsung heroes of modern infrastructure that we often overlook but couldn’t live without today.

[@geekswithfeet9137]

@ that’s a long ass reply to not what I said, congratulations on wasting your time

[@JooshYT]

@@geekswithfeet9137 Your the one who read it :) and no time was wasted as many others will read the comment if they are interested. Have a great day!

[@somdudewillson]

@@geekswithfeet9137 Your comment was insufficiently coherent to actually tell what you said.

[@frasersteen]

The former IBM UK headquarters built in 1976 have a cooling system that uses 2 lakes 1 either side of the main building to cool the servers inside. The building sits on reclaimed land so it requires that the water is managed between the two to make sure the building doesn't subside. Each of the lakes was also designated a nature reserve.

[@skylinejag]

Yea this has been done for a while

[@irysh9]

Leave it to an internet personality to think they came up with a unique idea

[@dannyb1441]

​​@@irysh9 this guy doesn't get titles...... They're for clickbait.

[@Lavasioth]

@@irysh9 So you're admitting to lacking enough media literacy to get the gag?

[@oussama7132]

@@dannyb1441 at least make them believable at first glance

[@priyankapati1144]

I work in an AWS Data Center, and one thing I can say after watching this video is 'WOW!' beautifully explained. 🤩 Falling in love with DC all over again...🤗

[@jessica-jeandelavega3068]

I’ve been a silent follower forever and no one will probably see this but for the algorithm or some LTT employee, please I need more of this. It’s so cool

[@Lazultie]

I saw it

[@vnc.t]

saw it too

[@viktornicht260]

@@jessica-jeandelavega3068 you've been seen

[@misatzu]

Saw III

[@JynxPryde]

Saw IV

[@grenadiar235]

I work for Caterpillar on the remanufacturing side as a large engine painter. I've painted a lot of these generators and it's always so fascinating to see them installed and in operation. It's amazing the power these things can produce and these aren't even the largest generators.

[@Jynatech]

Insane work insane everything bruh

[@ashtonhoward5582]

Definitely makes me feel conscious of the 5k and 10k gennies I use at one of my jobs. Each one likely being better than 250 of the 10ks we use.

[@mattyrs4]

@@ashtonhoward5582 Each one of those will RUN at 2.5MW - 250x your 10k units, but those are likely only happy running an 80% duty, so you're closer to 315 for a similar sustained output.

[@mattyrs4]

That's really cool. Several years ago we had a customer that requested a proposal for generator back up on a building that had been built in the 80s. 1600A 208V in the middle of the building. They wanted Natural Gas to avoid fuelling issues related to supplying diesel. Due to the logistics it would have required engineering the roof to support the genset, repurposing a change room above the electrical room for expanded electrical goodness, intercepting the incoming power to install a transfer switch, and redoing a section of the electrical room to accommodate the expansion. The manager believed that he'd be able to magically plug in a generator to power everything critical, but didn't understand how all theexpansions were all fed from the original service. There were no "Critical" loads in isolation, so without rewiring every critical system, you had to have a genset sized for the entire facility. We reached out to Caterpillar and they were great, but wow, not cheap. We needed a 400-500kW unit. I believe the units used here are around 75,000lbs each!

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@mattyrs4 see, but the same goes for mine. So it likely roughly cancels out. Unless either my gennies or theirs are more optimized for long periods of high draw. Edit: I see what you mean. I honestly wouldn't know if mine can run at the rated wattage for any length of time because we don't ever run that much equipment off them.

[@Just_Klaas]

I have been to several data centers in the Netherlands, including government ones. I have to say that the data center you showed is one of the most beautiful I have seen in a long time.

[@theRPGmaster]

Sadly government sites are usually quite lacking compared to the top private companies. I'm not in NL, but the same applies to all of Europe, and mostly the world.

[@Just_Klaas]

@@theRPGmaster That's true. Security sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. But here you will first be properly screened and you must always have an ID with you. The security I saw in the video is much more secure.

[@MrHendrikje]

Fellow dutchie here, I have been to their data centre's on a school trip years ago, they also have Data centre's in Zwolle. It was very impressive, not as impressive as this but very impressive still and the team that guided us was amazing. They were very proud about what they did and happily explained even the simplest of questions. I remember standing at a rack just marveling at the cable management in that rack. Honestly, to this day those were the tightest runs I have seen. They are a great company with genuinely amazing, generous and kind people. They are proud but humble. They know what they can do and can't do. If you get the chance, I would recommend going.

[@Just_Klaas]

@@MrHendrikje I was born in Zwolle and have been to that data center there before. My previous work took me to various data centers in the Netherlands.

[@anarchangel7]

Having spent the last 8 years working in a critical data center in the US. It's fun to see that nearly everything looks exactly the same. Layout, colors, down to models of equipment. They really do have it down to a science.

[@jonathantunnell3993]

I work in a pretty outdated, but still very critical, data center, like it predates the internet as we know it, and, while we have been updating our building, it's pretty cool seeing a modern designed DC. One thing we have on them is our entire data center is redundant. We have a sister facility that is a 1 to 1 copy of ours (as far as machines) that will take over if we ever have a complete failure. Only exception here is our colo space which is only like 10% of our floor space isn't redundant like the rest of the building.

[@nasheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee4495]

That's because Canada and USA are basically the same lol

[@enthuscimandiri1640]

@@nasheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee4495 its nearly same all around world, check germany data center tour from der8auer

[@c7b2]

​@@nasheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee4495 spoken like someone who has never seen outside of ontario

[@EnriqueCal]

I really wanted to check this out after you mentioned on the wan show! This looks sick! And great that they let you guys access to it

[@crinfarr]

I work in a datacenter. This is the result of companies listening to their specialists instead of going "but it costs money"

[@Bert1268]

I see this building all the time, i know it was a data center but its cool to see the insides finally. Friends would ask me why this building had no windows and I always told them its because computers don't need to look outside.

[@alexandermendez9013]

They don’t have windows because they are running linux

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

00:52 blippi for computers, hahaha Starting to notice linus speaks the same way Blippi does? Can some one do a side by side analysis.

[@LRM12o8]

The building has no windows because professional servers use Linux! 😂

[@napierpaxman]

@@alexandermendez9013 LOL HAHAHA

[@TadeoDOria]

Having worked on one of my country's biggest and most important data centers until about a decade ago, this video certainly brought back some memories. DCs are nothing if not marvels of modern engineering.

[@runforestrunfpv4354]

Literally power draw of small towns within a walkable enclosed room.

[@Blaze-mt4ij]

This is by far the most impressive and amazing video you have ever gotten to make, Just want to thank Equinix again for letting you actually make something like this and show it to us and just how open they were with this. Your video here is probably one of the best resources for learning about this amazing place that I just never knew what it was for out there currently.

[@turbotiger]

Ah, my old company. Brings back lots of memories! Good to see it being highlighted on how a large datacenter is run and designed. FYI different Equinix data centers are designed differently, depending on the building, or existing data center and city.

[@Indrid__Cold]

23:25 Actually, Equinix should be grateful to have such an engaging and enthusiastic presenter explaining their stuff. I'd bet they get a sale or two from this.

[@davidpihlaja9878]

@@Indrid__Cold seems like they've been doing pretty well without exposure before haha. I don't think b2b companies at this scale really need coverage.

[@coolyo_kai]

Judging from their partner page, if your company doesn't make at least 50 billion dollars a year, they don't care

[@danblackfield8928]

Equinix powers like almost everything. Been to their building right across the border in Seattle. It’s insane how much capability they have and at what scale they run on.

[@bassyey]

lol. customers in this level don't rely on youtube.

[@Kitulous]

so why did they allow lines to film a tour​? doesn't look like charity to me @@bassyey

[@lcgluciano15]

As an architect and tech enthusiast I really like videos about "tech buildings", I bet the blueprints for this are insanely complex and pretty cool. Great video!

[@kenschue9345]

Been waiting for this video ever since the tease on WAN show, and I am so happy that it not even met my expectations but surpassed them by far! Great job to the entire team and shout out to Equinix for allowing this level of unrepresented access. Best building tour ever!

[@MikeyTaylorGaming]

I've worked for 10 years in the Power Distribution Sector and I've in that time, in about 20 of these Equinix Data centres all over Europe and the UK, as a contractor installing all the Switchgear for the power distribution system! They're quite a complicated system if you've never seen them before. Our panels take mains electricity, generator electricity and UPS electricity and help the sites run at 99.9% uptime. Backup after backup of power for all the racks, and cooling. Could talk about it all day but I'd be boring everyone 😂

[@mallerschwab980]

No you wouldn't

[@noone394]

I also agree, this sounds like a very fun topic.

[@jacobp228]

I was hoping they would show the switchgear. I was curious who they went with.

[@misatzu]

*99.9999% 99.9% would be abysmal

[@theRPGmaster]

We would absolutely not be bored, that's what we live for.

[@abelortega5388]

I'm a Chief Building Engineer for a commercial building, and the way you explained this equipment is amazing. Just a note-the rooftop "Heat Exchangers" are actually cooling towers. It would’ve been great to see the condenser pumps, domestic water pumps, and the fire pump too-bet it’s a beast! Pretty cool stuff. I’m sure the building engineer for this plant is earning triple what I make! 😂

[@bohdan7630]

4 loaded mini coopers, ah yes, the measuring system we all know

[@porcupine9997]

@@bohdan7630 anything but the metric system.

[@wizkidweb]

I'd like to think this was a reference to The Italian Job, but that was 3 custom loaded mini coopers

[@bohdan7630]

@@wizkidweb I'm not a native speaker, so this reference flew over my head, unfortunately

[@metaleuman]

What model of mini cooper tho ? I'm not a fan of this measuring unit 🤔 Should have used a one-model-car unit to be more precise.

[@wizkidweb]

@@metaleuman We also have to question whether those Mini coopers are in fact full of gold

[@GigawattGarage]

1:29 City bus was a paid actor 😂

[@Huntyboy102]

@@GigawattGarage TTC ftw!

[@BrandonBurch]

The timing was spot on

[@delank4687]

it really seemed like he was excited that it came in just in time, or finally. Lol

[@Destroyer-4386]

I never worked on that data center, but I worked on 6 data centers that Microsoft purpose built they are located in Richmond Hill off Major Mckenzie. We did fiber, cat6a, and security installations everything shy of programming as that is proprietary, so they sent a guy from the US with a secure laptop to commission the system. the time we spent there is quite valuable, and I watched WAN show on many occasions while terminating fiber cables in the main feed racks. I hope you guys come back to Toronto again and possibly get access. Great work as always. Hopefully you didn't hate us so much with all the traffic 😂

[@Destroyer-4386]

19:28 that vesda black box might not look like much but it costs $12000 USD one of electricans broke one while driving the scissor lift he was lucky to keep his job. The site shutdown that day because of him. If he triggered the system by mistake he would've cost the builder tens of thousands of dollars in damage. I've seen that system work first hand makes sprinkler systems look like an invention from the 50s. I wanted linus to get in the operations room it looks like the "bridge" from a star trek starship the technology and system running in there look insane no matter what data center you're in. This video is absolutely beautiful and shows the work of true engineering and what it truly means to have redundancy

[@KevinLambertperfected]

This is what happens when a company actually reads and truly understands a risk management report

[@BadHaddy]

This is what a company who exists ONLY for risk management looks like. Datacenters are 10% building the infrastructure, 90% making sure that infrastructure runs 99.99(sometimes 99.999)

[@mdorey]

This is honestly one of the coolest videos I've seen. It's remarkable how much crazy security exists for a place like this yet it still feels surprisingly like... any other utility-focused warehouse. I guess when you're not a movie trying to make every frame as aesthetically interesting as possible you really do just build for exactly what is required

[@0xTJ]

Such a fun video to see! It's delightful when a sponsored video lines up so well with something you'd love to show off anyways! It's so cool of this company to give so much access, and an overall good mark towards their culture.

[@ForsytheGaming]

As a telecommunications IT guy who regularly tasked out guys to work on equipment in Equinix locations, this was a special level of nerdy neat for me)

[@kieranaldridge7449]

This video was amazing. I'm so grateful that they not only let you in but also get the footage. The fact they did shows how confident they are of not having a physical security breach.

[@Sakeredd]

As someone who works as a TC Engineer on these hyperscale DC's, it's always bring me a smile when tours of these places happen. Very underappreciated buildings for the tech era.

[@nickadams1880]

im a datacenter dweller myself for my whole professional career and i love seeing these videos! it'd be cool for linus to get a tour of a Switch facility (id recommend the one in the Reno area), those are absolutely massive and also SUPER clean and look great (worked for them, they actually cared a LOT about aesthetics to the point of ensuring which way a washer was facing). almost worked for the company in this video but got another offer for a bank that i couldnt pass up. underappreciated is the perfect term, theres a lot that goes into these and most of them dont look super impressive, especially from the outside (for good reason). but the amount of work and planning that goes into making just one of these, let alone at the hyperscale level, is insane. The AI boom is really throwing a curveball into it due to all the requirements and I'm thrilled I get to be a part of it! I wouldn't go back because I landed an amazing gig, but I sometimes miss working for Switch because they are a colo and looks were one of the higher priorities due to the nature of their clients.

[@malifor2210]

I work for a big ISP and from only text and notes in our databases, I have never actually seen the inside of a Equinix facility and even when working with our field techs over there, I have created my own picture of how things are laid out. This video was fascinating and helps so much to understanding the layouts. IE) our cage, panel, extension/cross connect vs customer cage, panel or extension/cross connect

[@shrimpinpat]

Love the water suppression. These guys took this seriously. The cleanliness and perfection of everything is so satisfying

[@rubyrubenstahl827]

In the first five seconds I was thinking that this video is a perfect example of what makes this channel so great. It's not just that the subject is interesting, it's the fact that Linus exudes true joy and excitement for what he's showing us.

[@nicolashuang4482]

👍Thumbs up to LTT for bringing viewers to so many great facilities that one can never be allowed to set foot in.

[@nexovec]

EQUINIX would not be happy to know the footage you took in their datacenter is ABSOLUTE FIRE. ❤‍🔥

[@ketofol90]

They allowed the shooting of two videos in case one of them was fire

[@RogueMandoGaming]

Don't worry, their fire suppression system would take care of it

[@CarterOliver-m6e]

As someone who works in the fire protection industry, im glad to hear you speak on the systems used for these buildings. They are almost as cool as the fire protection systems used for airplane hangers.

[@spacecadet2663]

I hope this is one of the most popular LTT videos purely because I want to see more like it! More companies giving them access!

[@DarrenPoulson]

My previous company had a cages at the equinix centers in Slough and Arlington, so I had to go there a few times. It definitely has a 'cool' factor, going through the double 'airlock' doors with full biometrics, etc. I always loved the fact that they put sticky sheets down on the entry ways to the main datacenter floors so that it pulled the dirt off the sole of your shoes to help keep things tidy. The level of redundancy is just amazing.

[@Tiago-l9j]

I like how this is a purely "for show" video. No individual watching this will become a customer. Even people in the highest positions on the bigger companies wouldn't make that decision alone. So Equinix gains nothing from this other than showing off to us nerds. They are even confident enough on their own security to show it off as well.

[@karrivale1487]

You can buy shares though! It just keeps going UP!

[@yippeeclawyay2591]

Love the “on site” content, please bring more of this

[@RodChar49]

Thanks Equinix, that's an awesome overview of a Datacenter to show to everyone ! So happy to be able to see a building that complex

[@IgoByaGo]

A lot of us here have been very, very excited to see this video. It feels really good for the public to see what we do on a daily basis.

[@thesargonas]

from 2004-2008 my job involved spending 25% of my time on the road visiting our cages an EQX centers in Virginia and California. Absolutely loved that time more than anything else, and even though I don't do sysops work anymore, I would still go out of my way to work out of one of their facilities again.

[@Blaster_Unity_UB]

Finally! The wait is over! Was so excited to hear about this on the Wan Show, left even happier! Absolutely marvelous....

[@RogerBergqvist]

1.21 Gigawatts!! Love that line from Back To The Future. And we are sort of there....

[@Tyler-z8r]

Fun fact: different nuclear power plants vary in size, and some of them produce enough energy to power a single flux capacitor, but some do not! Doc Brown's reaction to hearing his future self's invention requires 1.21 gigawatts is very apt!

[@ralphg1891]

Honestly one of the coolest videos you guys have done. These tours are one of my favorite things. The kind of tech in these places is mind boggling.

[@Deja117]

Fun fact for 19:38. Today oxygen levels are typically kept above 12% in data centres (you'll pass out, but you'll survive), and Halon is no longer commonly used. I learned just how dangerous Halon was around 15 years ago when I went to work with my father, back when that was a thing. We started at Glasgow Pentagon (bold name I know), then went to a more secure place later in the day that had the servers on the first floor, with 6 MASSIVE Halon tanks sitting at either side of the self sealing doors. He told me that if the alarm goes off, get out immediately. Oddly enough the coolest thing to me at that age was how they ran the cables, not to mention Halon sounding cool. I don't remember much as I was 8-10, but I still remember the exact path to get to both servers, calling a technician in that couldn't fix the first one, examining the rats nest of cables underneath the tiles, having to get my small hands under to manually reboot a server, then asking him what the padding was for inside the server since in my head I was like "but wouldn't that stop air getting in?" Obviously, this pales in comparison to equinox security, but with the 2 data centres combined it's shockingly similar, from the 4 security doors we had to pass through just to get to the caged area in the first data centre, to the servers being on the first floor (although they were racks and not in cages) in the second data centre. I'm pretty sure I even remember some water cooling pipes sitting in the second one too. Honestly they've not changed that much in the past decade or so, they've just got more safety points and a little smarter with handling water leaks.

[@MagnumX2000]

Its cool to see the stuff I've been helping to build for the past 5 years in the spotlight like this. Even during construction we aren't allowed to take pictures, let alone film an entire tour. I often forget how awesome this stuff can be since I see it everyday. If you thought this data center at that power density is cool, the new era of data centers that are coming will knock your socks off

[@koppy82]

yea, this seemed completely insane 😂 cannot imagine what's next

[@benjaminhough8804]

I work for a data center provider with 16 data centers and absolutely love them. I geeked out when I got my first tour on my first day. Absolutely insane.

[@abronowi]

Used to work in and out of Equinix Data centers as a client. This video was a nostalgia trip.

[@legostarwarsfan6240]

0:37 thats not a tall guy in the background, linus is just very short

[@rickrick5350]

Goated comment sir

[@superdude516]

It could be both 😂

[@Goldomnivore]

Bro

[@bradbrowatzke7236]

This video was well worth the wait, Linus. Amazing view inside such an impressive data centre, and the redundancy level is insane! It took me a few days to find the video with YT's various algorithms, but it was still worth the effort. I am doubly impressed that they are going to be using one of the Great Lakes as part of their cooling solution. Keep doing all of us Canadians proud with your production and video ideas, and these incredible opportunities. Thank you all of LMG.

[@worknlisten1077]

I enjoyed working in the DC. Really shows you how secure DC access is and how things run. Non-descriptive buildings, HUGE generators, Multi factor access all over the place, plus the security personnel were really cool. Small Colo vs Big Colo. Being able to assist customers with firewall, switch, or server issues. Building, tearing down, or upgrading servers. It was all really fun honestly.

[@squishysam]

6:10 There was probably a no-socks-and-sandals rule. Poor Linus

[@jessieablang7638]

I'd bet he's just wearing his badminton shoes

[@westendennett3913]

I’m a BMS (Building Management Systems) software engineer in Boston! Love hearing our specialty engineering niche get a shoutout. We are the secret sauce controlling the industrial heating and cooling systems for data centers, hospitals, high rise buildings, etc. It’s a fantastic career path and we need more engineers in the field!! Thanks for the shout-out Linus!!!!

[@fuzzypancake123]

12:43 I like how there's biometrics and all that to access the cage and meanwhile there's a big door with a simple lock you could just jump through to get in 😆

[@Soutar3DG]

Anyone else notice Linus keeps touching the controller thing hanging off his belt like every 5-10 seconds? Can't unsee it now that I noticed.

[@mfenniak]

Yup! Was that for teleprompter control?...

[@enderduck4253]

@@mfenniak Probably. I imagine they had to take a lot of notes before they started filming.

[@Xenoray1]

yep it is, like for decades he using it if im correct, atleast he mentioned it because people kept asking in one livestream building thing​@@mfenniak

[@FloridaSoundsGood]

Very distracting

[@mrfixite]

Yeah he usually has a little controller for advancing the teleprompter. ​@@mfenniak

[@jarikooper6325]

Its really cool to see a video explaining a datacenter on the ltt channel. Im a intern at digital realty in the netherlands. I’ve made a few connections between our datacenter and the dutch equinix datacenters. Most people think a datacenter is just a huge building full of servers but its much more. The technical rooms like the cooling rooms and the generator breakers are amazing to look at. Personal favorite is the meet me room where we patch most of our fibres between customers

[@darealbriznady]

The batteries are just to give enough time to start the generators. Like regular UPSs, they're meant to allow for a safe response to a loss in power.

[@karapuzo1]

"You can't swing open the doors of a datacenter" Hetzner: "Halte mein Bier"

[@thestarscape2446]

i love, that they’re willing to cook a server rather than risk killing one of their employees with the fire suppression system

[@hisownfool1]

Who knew that Canadian internet infrastructure could be such compelling viewing? As someone who lives on the other side of Lake Ontario, it was especially enjoyable.

[@ItisJD]

Surprised by the audio in this video. This video sounds really good. good job ltt

[@illuminati3296]

I work in Equinix Poland. Glad you enjoyed our datacenter!

[@LAWRENCESYSTEMS]

Always cool when you get a change to film in a datacenter.

[@MrHics]

ha! that was exactly what I thought too! Im so glad that everyone else gets to see inside one of these things (in something other than their beige promotional material!)!

[@MrHics]

made me chuckle how many times the editor would've contacted clearances, for what they were actually allowed to show/blur

[@245trichlorophenate]

Woow the timing with the city bus was great haha

[@jessiethedude]

Bus was a paid actor

[@Tyler-z8r]

@@jessiethedude clearly AI-generated. UwU city bus available for chat on deviantAI. City bus bussy only $4/minute

[@gniludio]

2:10 From the "No food and or drink" sign.....to the kitchen. Nice cut.

[@cky2k04]

I had the opportunity to walk through a HUGE data center in Philadelphia that was a multi-level data center. The technology, security, and size of the place is SO impressive!

[@kevoayyyy]

@@cky2k04 the one that has a bunch of different individual data center providers within it?

[@TheMostGreedyAlgorithm]

After watching that video, I, for the first time in my life, copied a tracking link in it's description and opened it multiple times in multiple browsers. Because I REALLY want that these guys will see that such videos are not a waste of their time.

[@sidneyf00]

did anyone else notice the "faulty pixel" somewhere in the middle throughout the video?

[@skylinegtr262003]

Yupp it's there, I thought my monitor went bad lmao.

[@Adamklo]

mee too. A little heart attack

[@Shadow-nx4yl]

the timing of that bus driving by when linus was explaining how you would need a large vehicle to drive into the building was impeccable lmao

[@falafell]

The design and engineering of everything here, from the systems, to the support, to the architecture is astonishing. I love engineering and architecture.

[@tjarsun]

This is the best kind of video LMG does: visiting big tech's cool places ❤

[@Quamsi]

aperture science infrastructure tour goes crazy

[@Zenithity]

This was so freaking cool man, thank you for taking us along!

[@CodyBarnette-GNARK]

I work in DC a lot working in places like this, world bank, FDIC etc. it’s insane some of the stuff you’d see that they do for security. But security is always the most strict with anything we do that has to do with military stuff like Fort Dietrich and Fort Belvoir. Those military bases have up to 5 different security measures to check in everyday. I’d also like to add that everyone working is strapped to the teeth with heavy guns. I’m talking I’m not aloud to go to the bathroom alone.

[@tomhouston3053]

When I'd heard about this video on the WAN show a while back, I was quite excited for it to come out. It did not disappoint. Excellent job and decidedly a Chad move on the part of Equinix for giving you the level of access they did.

[@casse82]

This is a lot like Telia HDC I visited a few years back. One interesting difference is that the heat is used to heat offices and homes in Helsinki.

[@boatridecharm]

I spent 3 days in a datacenter in Ashburn, VA around 15 years ago during a massive blizzard. The data center had no shower, so when the roads were finally cleared, the guys over at the Equinix datacenter invited us over to use theirs. All I can say is that they had very nice amenities.

[@jaydee2100]

13:58 that poor guard and his family...

[@iambenmitchell]

FINALLLYYYYY BEEN waiting for this since WAN show, love DC videos!

[@AK-Brian]

Phenomenal video. These are the types of behind-the-scenes productions that really put into perspective the work that goes into making sure that day to day Internet stuff just... works. It isn't because it's easy; it's because of the many professionals who come together to build out thoughtful infrastructure and engineering. Hats off to them, and to you and your team for giving us all a wonderful and educational tour.

[@justinh3d]

PLEASE visit again soon!!! This was so unbelievably cool to see!!!!!

[@L0CKW0OD]

finally, I have been waiting for this since you guys announced it on the wan show.

[@jessieablang7638]

indeed, the hype from the WAN Show did not disappoint

[@L0CKW0OD]

@@jessieablang7638 agreed