Inside Google data centers

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Came across this article about Google data centers and thought I would share. It is amazing to see things so organized and on a larger scale.

Google opens window into secretive data centers - SFGate

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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Awesome pics. That beauty is what I want to emulate in my home lab icon_smile.gif Time to expose conduits and color code them.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Doesn't look any different than any other DC I've been in.
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  • DrovorDrovor Member Posts: 137
    networker050184 wrote: »
    Doesn't look any different than any other DC I've been in.

    For someone like me it is, I have only worked in a small DC. It might not be much different from others like Apple or Amazon but it is still impressive.
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  • tpatt100tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□
    I just like the way the photos were taken.
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  • vanquish23vanquish23 Member Posts: 224
    Google built a data center in my home town in GA. Ofcourse everyone and there grand mother wants to work for them. Maybe one day...
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  • demonfurbiedemonfurbie Member Posts: 1,819 ■■■■■□□□□□
    data ****
    wgu undergrad: done ... woot!!
    WGU MS IT Management: done ... double woot :cheers:
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  • EveryoneEveryone Member Posts: 1,661
    I like the Wired article...
    Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
    networker050184 wrote: »
    Doesn't look any different than any other DC I've been in.

    Look closer. It's all homebrew. I'm sure most if not all datacenters you've been in use mostly rackmount and/or blade enclosures from some place like Dell, HP, IBM, etc.

    From the pics/vids it looks like Google's homebrew are all 2U. Something of note is they appear to not be much more than a metal shelf to screw components into. There's no front fascia, wiring sticks out the front side almost as much as the back.


    The more interesting thing is the rumors I've heard around these homebrew servers. Supposedly they use returned/rejected parts. Huge cost savings, pick up hardware that would otherwise be tossed out due to a defect for pennies on the dollar. Use software to work around the defects. The fault tolerance built in has to be unbelievable.
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  • inscom.brigadeinscom.brigade Member Posts: 400 ■■■□□□□□□□
    networker050184 wrote: »
    Doesn't look any different than any other DC I've been in.

    really?

    WOW google DC cool!
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  • demonfurbiedemonfurbie Member Posts: 1,819 ■■■■■□□□□□
    to me it looks like motherboards with a rack mount on it most likely running on strait dc power possibly arm chips
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    WGU MS IT Management: done ... double woot :cheers:
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