It’s that time of year again when IT experts gather around to see who can toss a server rack the furthest. It’s a long-time tradition; dating back 10 years. The winners earning the respect of their fellow internet professionals and claiming the grand prize: a golden WSTC Belt.
It all takes place at CloudFest at Europa Park, Germany, which calls itself the “#1 internet infrastructure event in the world.” You might think that sounds kind of dry, but to the contrary, it also includes rollercoaster rides, late-night parties, and concerts. Hey, could I join?
The World Server Throwing Championship is quite simple, really. Contestants are handed what appears to be a compact 1U server. The aim of the game is to launch it “really %&#*ing far.”</p><p>“Server-throwing athletes in Men’s and Women’s divisions will show their raw power in front of a live audience of CloudFest attendees. This intense sport welcomes all genders and ability levels: the only requirement is your desire to throw a server really %&#*ing far,” the website says.</p><div> <div class=“kwizly-quiz kwizly-OKQz7e”></div> </div> <p>The events partners include Nvidia, Acronis, Synology and Supermicro. Tough watch for them, perhaps.</p><p>In the TikTok embed below, you can see the tossing in action.</p> <div class=“tiktok-wrapper”><blockquote cite=“https://www.tiktok.com/@europapark/video/7621537906229890337” class=“tiktok-embed”> <section> <a href=“https://www.tiktok.com/@europapark” target=“_blank” title=“@europapark”>@europapark</a> <p></p><a href=“https://www.tiktok.com/music/Originalton-7621537941138967328” target=“_blank” title=“♬ Originalton - Europa-Park Resort”>♬ Originalton - Europa-Park Resort</a></section> </blockquote></div> <p>From what I can gather, there are Dutch and Spanish Server Throwing qualifiers, with the winning teams from these earning a spot in the grand final at CloudFest. They also compete against last year’s winners, Bartosz “The Beast” Wojciak and Dierk “The Machine” Zienicke.</p><p>So if you find talks on IT infrastructure interesting <em>and </em>have a keen interest in tossing things, you might not find an event that blends these two hobbies any better than this.</p> </article>
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