When Your Server Needs a Box Fan, It Might Be Time for an Upgrade

Enterprise cooling solution, courtesy of the office supply closet.

I’ve seen plenty of creative solutions to keeping aging servers running, but this one deserves some recognition.

In a recent article from The Register, "Let's just shove a bigger fan in there and see what happens", an IT team kept an aging server alive by replacing its failed internal cooling fans with increasingly improvised alternatives.

Eventually, the setup became so precarious that employees had to be careful not to bump the server and knock the fans over.

At that point, you're not managing IT infrastructure. You're playing Jenga with your uptime.

All kidding aside, there's a point where keeping old equipment running becomes more expensive — and riskier — than replacing it.

At Terabit Systems, we specialize in helping businesses extend the value of their IT budgets with quality, tested, refurbished enterprise servers. You don't necessarily need the latest hardware to get reliable performance. You just need the right hardware for the job.

Don't wait until a box fan becomes part of your disaster recovery plan. Connect with Derek today and let's find you a reliable replacement server — no household appliances required.

Derek Stadtmiller
Server Lead | Terabit Systems