• Where The Internet Lives: Google gives rare look inside its data centers
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[QUOTE][IMG]https://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/40/pipsystems.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][IMG]https://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/221/pipsystems.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
oh no [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10880103/pics/google%20master%20plan.png[/IMG]
[video=youtube;_cZC67wXUTs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cZC67wXUTs[/video]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/wi7LP.jpg[/img] giant android and scooters? :v:
[QUOTE=smurfy;38077632][t]http://imgkk.com/i/f2s-.jpg[/t] [t]http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/images/_2000/PRY_22.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] mirror's edge
[QUOTE=BlkDucky;38078503][img]http://i.imgur.com/wi7LP.jpg[/img] giant android and scooters? :v:[/QUOTE] If I remember correctly, their employees get to roll around on the scooters to get around.
[QUOTE=smurfy;38077845][t]http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/images/_2000/PRY_22.jpg[/t] So green[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/PgHBf.jpg[/t] Anyone else think of...?
[QUOTE=meppers;38078233]oh no [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZW0eM.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Nice usage of incognito mode
I wasn't aware that companies still used tapes as a viable format to store data
[QUOTE=Saxon;38078861]I wasn't aware that companies still used tapes as a viable format to store data[/QUOTE] I didn't know it myself until reading on Wikipedia that Google uses it. Apparently it has some advantages over HDDs, including lower failure rate iirc
Tapes are still pretty commonly used for backups afaik, they're dirt cheap but they are much slower to recover from. E.g. a year or two ago there was a massive Gmail outage with a bunch of people losing all their emails, and it took like 2 days to get them back because reading the tapes takes so long
Not only that but tapes are far more reliable. Banks employ the same sort of thing.
[QUOTE=IliekBoxes;38077914][img]http://i.imgur.com/LEPlg.jpg[/img] when you see it...[/QUOTE] poking fun at this? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfV6RzE30[/media] [img]http://i.imgur.com/tHMom.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=IliekBoxes;38077914][img]http://i.imgur.com/LEPlg.jpg[/img] when you see it...[/QUOTE] that's a really nice ladder holy shit and look at those glass doors god damn [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] does anyone notice how incredibly clean everything is [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] I bet their printers don't even act like Bob Marley!
[QUOTE=J!NX;38079872]that's a really nice ladder holy shit and look at those glass doors god damn [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] does anyone notice how incredibly clean everything is [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] [b]I bet their printers don't even act like Bob Marley![/b][/QUOTE] what
[QUOTE=Egon Spengler;38079901]what[/QUOTE] Always [URL="http://www.funnysigns.net/files/bob-marley-printer-jamming-400x316.jpg"]Jammin[/URL]' [sp]thank you so much for posting that, made the joke flawless[/sp]
Holy shit, Ted Stevens was right!
[t]http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/images/_3000/CBF_008.jpg[/t] rad
[QUOTE=Saxon;38078861]I wasn't aware that companies still used tapes as a viable format to store data[/QUOTE] Taps are incredibly cheap compared to any other format and they don't fail as much as other formats.
[QUOTE=Saxon;38078861]I wasn't aware that companies still used tapes as a viable format to store data[/QUOTE] Its one of the best long term storage formats. [editline]17th October 2012[/editline] And iirc CERN uses tapes a lot simple because of how reliable they are.
Found this: [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19301242/Pics/DSG/PVXMNTOMIRII.png[/img] Their break room is awesome. Also I guess google really likes nascar?
[QUOTE=WaffleCopter;38077877]Wow they have a storm trooper protecting the servers.[/QUOTE] And R2-D2 [img]http://i.imgur.com/RWh33.png[/img]
I don't like this. What if one of the pipes burst and leaks internet?
[QUOTE=LaughingStock;38080283]I don't like this. What if one of the pipes burst and leaks internet?[/QUOTE] [thumb]http://yogawithstyle.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/280288575_bf98f7d657.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=LaughingStock;38080283]I don't like this. What if one of the pipes burst and leaks internet?[/QUOTE] A big truck will just move in to carry it away.
[QUOTE=J!NX;38080340][thumb]http://yogawithstyle.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/280288575_bf98f7d657.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE] There's not nearly enough penises in that image, clearly a fake.
[QUOTE=LaughingStock;38080283]I don't like this. What if one of the pipes burst and leaks internet?[/QUOTE] They will put out some buckets and pans to prevent mess.
[QUOTE=LaughingStock;38080283]I don't like this. What if one of the pipes burst and leaks internet?[/QUOTE] The pipes have water in them, so that would actually be a serious problem
[QUOTE=BlkDucky;38078503][img]http://i.imgur.com/wi7LP.jpg[/img] giant android and scooters? :v:[/QUOTE] I've been to a google office there's nerf guns in the place I was in, free "googlebucks" (starbucks)
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