Asleep on the job to beat London Olympic gridlock
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Inside Podtime's modular sleeping pod, with room for reading material and digital entertainment
Podtime's sleeping pod can be equipped with a shelf and digital music system
Reading material can be neatly stowed away inside the sleeping pod
An Interxion employee beds down at the Brick Lane data center, unaffected by the expected Olympic traffic problems
The installation of sleeping pods at Interxion's London data center ensures that on call engineers are never far away
Data center operator Interxion has installed five Podtime sleeping pods at its London data center campus to help maintain staffing levels during the upcoming Olympics
The pods are said to provide a peaceful and secure environment for occupants, and can be easily disassembled and stored once the Olympic panic is over
One of the Podtime sleeping pods recently installed at Interxion's London data center, ahead of the 2012 London Olympics
Podtime modular sleeping pods recently installed at Interxion's London data center, ahead of the 2012 London Olympics
Article Summary
Two things are certain for the 2012 Olympic Games – London is going to be virtually impossible to travel through, and the internet is going to play a central role in event news coverage. A data center in the UK's capital is making plans to ensure that neither of these potential issues present a problem for its workforce, or hinder the provision of round-the-clock services to its customers. Interxion has announced the installation of sleeping pods at its London campus to allow engineers to remain on site in the event of citywide gridlock.
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