Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., provides cloud and AI services through one of the largest and most advanced networks of data centers in the world.
Have Google watchers been overestimating the number of servers in the company's data center network? Recent guesstimates have placed Google's server count at more than 1 million. But new data on Google's energy use suggests that the company is...
Google invested $917 million in its Internet infrastructure in the second quarter of 2011, including land purchases that are likely related to future data center expansion.
Manhattan real estate watchers are scrutinizing Google's actions as the search giant settles in as the new landlord of 111 8th Avenue. Early indications are that the company's strategy is all about the office space.
Google is preparing to open its newest data center, a large facility in a former paper mill in Hamina, Finland. The facility uses the sea to replace the chiller in its cooling system.Here's a video overview from the Google European Data Center...
Projects using best practices to capture "low-hanging fruit" efficiency improvement was the theme of the Google European Data Center Efficiency Summit held Tuesday in Zurich, Switzerland.
Google's PUE ratings keep getting better, with one of its data centers hitting 1.09 in the 1st quarter. Google's Chris Malone says PUEs of 1.5 to 1.6 can now be achieved by data center operators using off-the-shelf equipment. "There'sno magic or...
Google today released a video showcasing the security and data protection practices in its data centers, which includes some interesting footage from the company's data center in South Carolina - and a brief glimpse of the data center and tape...
The OpenFlow networking standard is feeling the embrace of the world's largest network operators. And perhaps none moreso than Google, which sees great potential for the open networking standard to solve sticky problems in its sophisticated data...
When a bug wiped out multiple storied copies of Gmail boxes during a software update, Google turned to its backup tapes to restore the data. The incident affected 0.02 percent of Gmail users, the company said.
Google's capital spending soared to $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter, more than three times more than the company has spent in any previous quarter. The increase was caused by Google's purchase of 111 8th Avenue, its New York headquarters build...