[walrus01]

not really, no, a large scale datacenter operator does as much as possible to reduce the number of people involved. Ideally the only staff you need on site are relatively low wage, low skilled persons who know how to rack a server, connect a power cable, connect some network cables according to a master plan. Everything else happens through automated provisioning software and neteng/sysadmin staff who work off site, could be anywhere in the world.

I am actually surprised it is as high as 54, if you visit some of the really huge datacenters in Quincy, WA or The Dalles, OR you might walk through the entire facility and see 3 people working on a "busy" day.

[dx034]

Plus security guards, probably another 3-4. With 24/7 shifts, you quickly get to 60 people.

[acveilleux]

Two people around the clock with no provision for vacation or absence is a minimum of 10 people (if you keep all shifts 40h and below.) Add a couple for redundancy, some sort of manager, cleaning staff and a surge of day time staff and you're at 20. You can probably use a few more people, some tradespersons, and security (this is near DC, they have to be thinking about Gov work) and pretty soon 54 is not too crazy.

OVH provides lots of leased servers so you need larger staff than a pure colo. They're also calling this US HQ so add some sales, support and operations staff that would/will be remote at the second US datacenter.

[astrodust]

They are staffed 24x7 and have numerous shifts, so keeping three people in a building on that schedule means a staff of at least 12-18.