Zooomr 2008 Release (codename: Mark IV)

This page aims to provide support and information regarding Zooomr's 2008 Release and other potentially related information.

Quick Links:
Updates -- Update Log on Progress
Zooomr Blog -- For stories about the Upgrade and other slower information
Zooomr TV -- As the transfer begins, get ready for a special 3 days of Zooomr TV from Kristopher and Team!

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Please Note: 98% of photos are now online and the remaining are in transit to Japan

We've now completely transfered 98% of photos from America to Japan and are working on the remaining 2%.

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Updates (Newest First)

[2008/2/19 16:13 JST] Great news today!! We were able to activate a HUGE chunk of photos today (98% online now) and are working hard to restore the remaining photos ASAP. We have scheduled freight for the remaining servers and will update this log as more information comes. Great work today, everyone!

[2008/2/18 17:46 JST] Storage landed today and we decided to schedule a trip for the Data Center tomorrow. Initial tests show that the photos are of course still on disk and ready for activation. More as it comes; check out the photos! :)

[2008/2/14 17:33 JST] Woo, storage servers are on their way! We're currently tracking them -- looks like they've made it to Japan and going through customs. More soon.

[2008/2/1 22:35 JST] We got upload and storage back online today; Unfortunately, we weren't able to activate all photos, but you can bet that we are working hard on moving the remaining hardware from the US to Japan. We will be able to restore all photos within the month.

[2008/1/30 22:30 JST] Wooo, Zooomr's Zipping along for sure. We just got Web online from Tokyo, Japan! Uploads and Storage will follow tomorrow as planned.

[2008/1/30 22:06 JST] Most of the system is back online --we're going to turn off Intermission Mode any moment now unless something really odd pokes up...

[2008/1/30 21:15 JST] Still going strong.

[2008/1/30 20:08 JST] Just put the site into "Intermission" Mode -- We're going to start copying over databases and other critical things. We're getting close to bringing our Japanese Data Center online.

[2008/1/29 13:43 JST] Hey Friends -- great news! Drives have arrived and as we stated in the last post, we're just waiting on our Japanese data center to open up a few server racks near our current configuration. Our data center company says they earliest they can do this by is Thursday JST (which is Wed. PST). Your data is safe: Just look at the photos below.

[2008/1/25 19:46 JST] Mixed News, please read below:

Everything has gone great except for 2 issues that we're currently tracking:

• FedEx Photo Data Delivery was delayed until Monday JST due to a customs issue
• We were not able to activate some of the servers in our current rack due to power constraints
  (Resolved: This will be resolved on Thursday (01/31 JST) of next week)

Everything has been largely a great success thanks to the hard work of our team and the dedication of our users! Due to the above issues, we have no choice but to delay the launch back to next week. Web will of course continue to be online through this period.

[2008/1/24 17:32 JST] Called FexEx Japan and they said that the packages have been delayed at Japanese Customs; Though, we're still okay. The nice Japanese FedEx lady said that we should still get the packages by 6PM tomorrow, so we're still on time!

[2008/1/24 16:53 JST] Drives have been shipped; Currently waiting for their Arrival. FedEx says by 6PM JST! :)

[2008/1/22 16:10 JST] Drive Copy has finished; Shutdown the Upload System and currently waiting for Thomas Hawk to enter the US data center for pickup...

[2008/1/15 09:57 JST] Drives have arrived -- Waiting for Team America to enter the Data Center.

[2008/1/11 18:01 JST] Received UPS Tracking information -- Reported as "On Time"

[2008/1/09 16:44 JST] Bought Hard Drives -- Waiting for their delivery...

Photos

People we would like to send our Thanks

Jeremy Brooks, Fogview Tom, Bit-Isle iDC in Japan and of course, our loyal and dedicated users! Thank-you!

Fun Stuff

Chat Log with Jeremy about waiting for TH:

13:01:35 Jeremy Brooks: do you have any other way to contact TH?
13:01:40 Kristopher Tate: well
13:01:52 Kristopher Tate: we do have this telepathic mind-sync technology
13:01:57 Kristopher Tate: but last time we tried it
13:02:39 Kristopher Tate: I came away wanting to take lots of neon photos.
13:02:43 Kristopher Tate: it was rough.
13:02:51 Jeremy Brooks: LOL
13:03:03 Jeremy Brooks: Okay. I will wait patiently.