Any idea who was running a small server farm? I'd been told that there were still servers running when KCBS moved in, and the listing appears to confirm it was used for that or something similar at one time.
DST Output was responsible for print and digital output for financial services, utilities s and assorted credit companies. Statements for your 401k, auto loans, utility bills etc. In addition to physical manufacturing (print, hard copies) that took place in the print facility around the block, we also did presentment to the web and other portable media. CD’s, DVD’s even microfiche. For a few years, most of the ePresentment was managed out of that building as well as other types of soft copy production. But ALL data and application hardware was offsite in a secure location that made Fort Knox look like a 7-11.
There was a pretty impressive operation on the ground floor for the portable media stuff. The microfiche machine was in the basement (along with the best men’s room in the entire building).
Second/top floor was the cube farm. A few offices and conference rooms with GREAT views of downtown KC. I think there was also a server room on that floor, but it had been repurposed as a conf room.
Urban legend was that DSTO had been trying to move out of there for a few years. BUT... the microfiche machine was extremely fragile (dying form of media) and was so old, they didn’t have anyone around that would be able to reassemble in a new location.
Can’t confirm if there were still servers running, but as the schematics point out, the building was definitely set up to accommodate.
Ironically, we got our first big smoker (Bandera knockoff) from a super nice guy I used to work with in that building.
