Check out this rack. Sexy curves

[Red Squirrel]

 

[luv2liv]

im guessing at least 500 cables. and that's just the green wires.
what machines are in the front?

 

[Thebobo]

Awesome Cable management. Until you have to move or replace one. Even the tie rap ends are all in the same direction.

 

[SKORPI0]

Ouch...

 

[rh71]

Why isn't wireless a thing by now?

 

[Exterous]

Why isn't wireless a thing by now?

Just like all those offices that tried to go paperless but still use paper

 

[boomerang]

I don't like the color of those cables.

 

[AdamK47]

Why isn't wireless a thing by now?

Because, a multitude of many multiple reasons.

 

[rh71]

Just like all those offices that tried to go paperless but still use paper

Well that's because of 1) fear of doom & gloom or 2) technical incompetence

But wireless networking at the server-level - is it just technically infeasible? Security?

 

[ultimatebob]

Well that's because of 1) fear of doom & gloom or 2) technical incompetence

But wireless networking at the server-level - is it just technically infeasible? Security?

When they can do affordably priced 10+ gigabit wireless network connections for servers, let me know

Actually, the new "hyper-converged" servers have a lot less cabling. The connections to the built in storage and networking are mostly done through the backplane of the server enclosure.

 

[Oyeve]

Why isn't wireless a thing by now?

Cause the signal would kill you in under a year.

 

[Homerboy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/cableporn/

specifically: https://www.reddit.com/r/cableporn/comments/88za4f/definitely_belongs_here/

more specifically: https://www.reddit.com/r/cableporn/comments/88za4f/definitely_belongs_here/dwq0zl5/

 

[Red Squirrel]

Lol wireless for servers would be a stupid idea. Security issues, and throughput are the two main reasons. Imagine if each one of those cables was a wireless signal. The interference would be insane. There's only so much bandwidth to play with, assuming you stick to legal spectrums.

 

[XavierMace]

But wireless networking at the server-level - is it just technically infeasible? Security?

Technically infeasible. We've got 40Gb interconnects on our servers. Good luck getting that on wireless.

 

[Homerboy]

These aren't etheebet cables either

 

[Viper GTS]

That kind of stuff is fairly normal in the broadcast world. The ones in the facility I work in aren't quite that pretty, but I've seen that kind of work in other stations. Somewhere I have pictures but I'm not finding them right now. The edges of the cable bundles were straight (hexagonal bundles). Seriously impressive.

As mentioned in the Reddit link those systems are the heart of video routing and distribution for a broadcast facility. They will be in place a VERY long time.

Viper GTS

 

[Red Squirrel]

Where I work there's lot of cable porn too, not really allowed to take pics though, at least I doubt it. Never actually asked.

But it looks kinda like this:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=telecom+central+office&t=lm&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

Mostly the first results.

I've worked on the frame, ours looks cleaner than this though.