It is one of those systems that you hope you would never have any use for. And even if it shows its use, you curse the day that it was needed. I am, of course, writing about fire suppression systems.

If poorly chosen, the fire extinguisher can be more devastating than the fire itself. I mean, I would not like a sprinkler system hovering above my home pc, let alone that a manager would like one looming over his super critical servers.

Good thing there are lots of alternatives nowadays. But which one is best for what situation?

Processor magazine has published a very nice overview in its Product Spotlight section about extinguishers. Although these are just a very small selection, the good thing about this list is that is specifies for what situation a particular product is suited best. And it might give you an idea or two what kind of suppresion you would like.

Or you can just rebuild the whole facility using insurance money.