I once was going to a meeting at a colo in Tysons Corner, which will remain nameless (but you would know it). Like most of them, it wasn't well marked, and we couldn't find it. Three of us wound up walking through an open door on the loading dock and onto the colo floor with no checks what-so-ever. We finally met somebody, asked where so-and-so's office was, and (after a very odd look) were told to go out again, walk around the building and go through security. But, I always thought that the purpose of most security was psychological reassurance anyway... Regards Marshall On Oct 23, 2006, at 2:18 PM, J. Oquendo wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:
In article <9FA71E73BF462E4C96C3A9C074D50F7093BDE5@DHOST001-39.DEX001.intermedia .net
, Craig Holland <cholland@rnmd.net> writes The fellow I chatted with at AT&T said they are not allowed to hand over their badge because it would compromise their security.
Sounds to me like NSTAC ought to be worried about a scheme to accredit co-lo operator security staff, as well as the visiting telco engineers.
So what's next....
I recall back in the days of Exodus in Jersey City I walked in to go kick a Sun machine in one of the cages for a company I worked for. I had previously worked at a company that also had a cage there and had been to the Jersey City colo facility quite a few times. Anyhow when I went in they pulled up the keys for my prior company after giving them my ID. I stated "No, I no longer work there." They gave me the correct key but a "Hello My Name Is" tag with my former company. Funny...
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