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How big is Google?

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:15 pm
by Beer-lord

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:26 pm
by BlackDuck
WOW...that is cool!

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:05 pm
by Rebel_B
Listened to an interview with author Andrew Keen this morning; thought provoking material!
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Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:56 pm
by Chuck N
I see that they employ guard alligators. :laugh

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:48 pm
by Inkleg
WOW, and my phone just flips. :redface:

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:19 am
by RickBeer
I've worked with companies in the past that operated huge mainframe datacenters with jet engine generators. Side of the building where the engines where was fenced off because when they kicked on anything would be sandblasted badly. The emergency cooling if everything failed was a swimming pool. Big valve on the bottom would dump cold water into the cooling system. Now cooling technology is much different.

In the very old days, a data center that was under renovation needed to be tidied up. Contractor swept the dust and nails under the raised floor, where the cooling ran. When they turned on the power, all the dust and nails ruined all the equipment.

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:59 am
by Tabasco
Really interesting, wow.

Re: How big is Google?

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:45 pm
by joechianti
Security? Don't they watch TV? All you'd have to do is cut out that guy's eyeball and cut off his thumb and bring along a boa constrictor to sic on the alligator and you're basically in.