Google's Data Center Spending Surges Past $1 Billion Per Quarter

Apr 22, 2013

For the second consecutive quarter, Google spent more than $1 billion on data center servers in the first quarter of 2013, reflecting a new level of investment in its Internet infrastructure.

Google Expands in North Carolina, Will Boost Renewables

Apr 19, 2013

Google today announced a major expansion of its data center campus in North Carolina, saying it will spend $600 million to build new server farms. The search giant also said it will use its purchasing power to jump-start a renewable energy program...

Google Invests $390 Million to Expand Belgium Facility

Apr 10, 2013

To expand its data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, Google is investing 300 million Euros ($390 million n U.S. dollars). The Belgium facility is one of the company’s most advanced and energy efficient facilities and serves as a hub for European...

Google's Site Reliability Team: Ask Them Anything!

Jan 24, 2013

The Google Site Reliability Team is currently taking questions over at Reddit. Ask them anything!

Google Pours $1 Billion Into Data Centers in 3 Months

Jan 23, 2013

Google poured $1 billion into its data center operations in the fourth quarter of 2012, marking its highest quarterly investment ever in Internet infrastructure.

Google Invests $600 Million to Expand in South Carolina

Jan 18, 2013

Google will invest another $600 million on data center construction in South Carolina,where it will expand its operations at the Mt. Holly Commerce Park in Berkeley County.

Google Offers Free Wifi Internet in Chelsea

Jan 08, 2013

Google will provide free Wifi Internet access in the Manhattan neighborhood surrounding its New York headquarters in 111 8th Avenue, a major data center hub and connectivity hub, the company said today.

Load Balancer Misbehavior Cited in Google Outage

Dec 12, 2012

According to an incident report, Monday's Gmail outage was indeed caused by a software update causing a networking issue, specifically in Google's load balancers, as we had theorized.

Why Does Gmail Go Down?

Dec 10, 2012

There have been a number of Gmail outages over the years, usually involving software updates or networking issues. Here's a look at these outages, and what they may tell us about today's issues.

Google Expansion Boosts Iowa Investment Past $1 Billion

Nov 19, 2012

With Friday's announcement of an additional $200 million expansion at its data center in Council Bluffs, Google has now invested more than $1 billion in infrastructure in the state of Iowa.