I mean, they may be perfectly good servers. Well, if it stood for a decade before failing, it's not just. I'm just having trouble seeing past the glaring naming non sequitur.
"Alaska" carries reasonably strong connotations of ruggedness and durability, and probably the arctic associations are also beneficial if you want to sell a server advertised as "running cool", or whatever. It's just marketing.
It's no different than Toyota manufacturing Tacoma trucks in Mexico, Hyundai making the Santa Fe in South Korea, or Boston Pizza and Swiss Chalet existing despite being Canadian companies and having nothing to do with either Boston or Switzerland.
"Alaska" servers. "Alaska Arctic Power".
From a company in Mexico.
I mean, they may be perfectly good servers. Well, if it stood for a decade before failing, it's not just. I'm just having trouble seeing past the glaring naming non sequitur.
As an Alaskan I am both confused and amused.
Former Alaskan, very disappointed after skimming the first part of the article.
Allow me to introduce everyone to my favorite thing that isn't an artichoke and isn't from Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Artichoke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke
You keep your hands off my Jordan almonds!
"Alaska" carries reasonably strong connotations of ruggedness and durability, and probably the arctic associations are also beneficial if you want to sell a server advertised as "running cool", or whatever. It's just marketing.
It's no different than Toyota manufacturing Tacoma trucks in Mexico, Hyundai making the Santa Fe in South Korea, or Boston Pizza and Swiss Chalet existing despite being Canadian companies and having nothing to do with either Boston or Switzerland.