maximillianos
msg:3887860 | 10:47 am on Apr 8, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
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engine
msg:3888203 | 5:32 pm on Apr 8, 2009 (gmt 0) |
I always thought it was just two guys in a garage!
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WebWalla
msg:3888753 | 7:01 am on Apr 9, 2009 (gmt 0) |
I like the technician on his "Google-provided personal transportation device" or, erm... scooter!
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LifeinAsia
msg:3889080 | 4:42 pm on Apr 9, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Cool! If that's not a modern day representation of a Borg hive, I don't know what else is. :) | I always thought it was just two guys in a garage! |
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They made a bigger garage just so they could have an excuse to use the "Google-provided personal transportation devices."
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swa66
msg:3889490 | 12:42 am on Apr 10, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Wondering about the reason for the containers: centralized creation of everything important? and ship it world-wide ready to hook up locally to power and cooling?
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physics
msg:3889994 | 4:29 pm on Apr 10, 2009 (gmt 0) |
swa66 - yeah I think the idea is that if everything is modular and standardized then production, installation and maintenance costs can be reduced. It must be nice to know EXACTLY how much more energy, space, etc. you'd need to add a couple thousand more servers.
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venetsian
msg:3890560 | 2:08 pm on Apr 11, 2009 (gmt 0) |
I'm just wondering how much money are those guys saving with water cooling instead of refrigeration units. Should be in the millions I guess..
Venetsian.
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signor_john
msg:3891448 | 3:45 pm on Apr 13, 2009 (gmt 0) |
| Wondering about the reason for the containers: centralized creation of everything important? and ship it world-wide ready to hook up locally to power and cooling? |
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Saves a lot of engineering expense, I'd imagine. Everything (including airflow, which was mentioned in the video) is designed into a standardized unit, so there's no need to reinvent the wheel each time Google builds a new data center or adds a "hangar."
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