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Why doesn't my computer work? What is a server in computer networking? (lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/servers-in-computer-networking-817380) What does a server technician do? (wiseGEEK) (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-server-technician-do.htm) Server (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)) A rack of servers (wiseGEEK) (http://images.wisegeek.com/racks-of-servers.jpg) A movie starring Johnny and a rack of servers (Vimeo) (https://vimeo.com/29903703) Inside the internet: Google allows first ever look at the eight vast data centres that power the online world (Daily Mail) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2219188/Inside-Google-pictures-gives-look-8-vast-data-centres.html) What is server redundancy? (Techopedia) (https://www.techopedia.com/definition/14718/server-redundancy) What is a hot swap? (TechTarget) (http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/hot-swap) Hot swapping (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_swapping) What is a firewall? (CISCO) (http://www.cisco.com/c/en_au/products/security/firewalls/what-is-a-firewall.html) Firewall (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(computing)) Bladerunner: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARPCjp0ppEE) Super-secret Google builds servers in the dark (Wired) (https://www.wired.com/2012/03/google-miner-helmet/) Google uncloaks once-secret server (C|NET) (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-uncloaks-once-secret-server-10209580/) Following Google's lead, Facebook starts building its own networking gear (Wired) (https://www.wired.com/2014/06/facebook-networking/) Like Google & Facebook, Twitter designs its own servers (Wired) (https://www.wired.com/2015/07/like-google-facebook-twitter-designs-computer-servers/) What is a service-level agreement? (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement) Server room (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_room) Why keeping the data centre cool is important (BizTech) (https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2012/07/why-keeping-data-center-cool-important) Microsoft puts cloud in the ocean to help with cooling (Microsoft) (https://news.microsoft.com/features/microsoft-research-project-puts-cloud-in-ocean-for-the-first-time/#gclDF3jvw3ZdmryV.97) Some people listen to server room noise to relax (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2iriX0YJek) What is change control? (TechTarget) (http://searchdisasterrecovery.techtarget.com/definition/change-control) War Games: Turn your key, sir! (You Tube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLMCjuge6oE) Incident priority (IT Process Maps) (https://wiki.en.it-processmaps.com/index.php/Checklist_Incident_Priority) Incidents versus problems (Concept Solutions Corporation) (http://www.conceptsolutionsbc.com/it-service-management-mainmenu-60/30-it-service-management/182-incident-and-problems-what-is-the-difference) Microsoft Minesweeper (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Minesweeper) Australian census meltdown to cost $30 million (The Australian) (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ibm-shifts-blame-to-contractors-for-the-census-night-crash/news-story/c606dfb9f08432020b05ec741dadb426) Revealed: IBM error caused NAB outage (IT News) (https://www.itnews.com.au/news/revealed-ibm-error-caused-nab-outage-438970) The Borg Hive Mind (Borg Collective) (http://borgcollective.wikia.com/wiki/Hive_Mind) The basics of server monitoring (spiceworks) (https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/2875-the-basics-of-server-monitoring) Where are you from? Send us a postcard! Strange Attractor, c/ PO Box 9, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia Check out our new Fireside home Find aaaaall the great episodes & show notes & handy instructions should you feel like leaving us a cheeky iTunes review ? (http://strangeattractor.random.productions) Image credit: The Daily Conversation