push isnt't it too late... blog post

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 The very valid question,
-[Isn't it too late....to build a
+[isn't it too late....to build a
 data center?](https://twitter.com/Mac_S13/status/1181983378100424710)
-was asked on Twitter and it made our team here in Glarus smile a lot
+was asked on Twitter and it made our team here in Glarus smile a lot,
 and we decided to write a blog article about this question.
 
 ## Fiber = the advantage of a data center?
@@ -78,10 +78,75 @@ turned on. And if it is on, it actually consumes energy and you do not
 proper fuses. Not only the ones inside the data center, but also the
 ones going into the building!
 
+## So what do you need to run a data center?
 
-## More information
+So to run a data center, you need at least
 
-You can get in touch with us via
+* enough power (best to be 100% renewable here!)
+* enough network capacity
+* enough space
+
+These are the three base ingridients for a data center. Then the only
+thing that is left, like for every good menu, is a chef. And in case
+of a data center, the chef is the team running it. The team that is
+available all the time, that fixes the network, replaces the disks and
+servers, etc.
+
+## Too late or not too late? To be or not to be?
+
+We would like to rephrase the question a bit, because we actually
+think the notion of the question was more: **Does it make sense to
+start a new data center TODAY?**
+So what is the answer to this seemingly easy to answer question? Does
+it make sense or not?
+We want to answer with a crystal clear **yes-and-no** answer.
+
+### Yes, build a new data center today
+
+We encourage everyone to actually build their own data center. Get
+some IPv6 space to your home, get a bit of equipment. Even get some
+servers. Maybe even some ARM servers to save some energy for a change?
+
+Build it, like it, maybe even fail at it. It is a great experience to
+build your own. We strongly believe into decentralisation, so we
+encourage distributing the Internet more to different places.
+
+Put all the fun stuff on it. Put your development on it. Don't forget
+to backup your stuff to somewhere else, though.
+
+We even invite you to [join our chat](https://chat.ungleich.ch) to ask
+about how to build a data center and we are more than happy to share
+our experiences.
+
+### No, don't build a new data center today
+
+If you start fresh and you are not with an experienced team and you
+want to offer services to other people, we disrecommend building a
+data center on your own. Taking the responsibility to run things even
+when you are sick, even when you want to go to holidays, even if it is
+3am is not very healthy if you are not a team that works well
+together.
+
+If you think that the world is already well off with Amazon and co.,
+it is also not a good idea to build one yourself. You need to be able
+to stay in the business even though you get questions like "But I can
+put everything to Amazon - why does it need you?"
+
+
+## Does fiber at home make data centers redundant?
+
+And to answer the other implicit question asked: we think that fiber
+at home actually enables the use of data centers better. So far if
+your connection was slow, you had to have all your data
+locally. With fiber at home, you can store your data anywhere (you
+probably shouldn't, but that is a topic for a different post) and
+access it quickly.
+
+
+## More of it?
+
+If you want to learn more about this topic,
+you can always get in touch with us as follows:
 
 * email: info at ungleich.ch
-* chat: [chat.ungleich.ch](https://chat.ungleich.ch)
+* open chat: [chat.ungleich.ch](https://chat.ungleich.ch)