Google (GOOG), which is known for maintaining secrecy around its data centers, recently offered a glimpse inside the office area of its data center in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Google (GOOG), which is known for maintaining secrecy around its data centers, recently offered a glimpse inside the office area of its data center in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Google (GOOG) said its data center energy efficiency got even better, with its Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) improving to 1.16 percent in the fourth quarter.
Decisions by Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG) to delay huge data center projects seem prudent, but are a bitter pill for local officials that offered incentive packages to attract high-tech jobs.
Google (GOOG) spent $368 million on its infrastructure in the fourth quarter of 2008 as it scaled back its ambitious data center building boom.
There are rumors that Google (GOOG) is developing its own router. This follows reports last year that the company was building its own 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch.
Google said today that it has paid $3.13 million to buy 60 acres of land in Lenoir, North Carolina, near one of the company's existing data centers.
Google is seeking to place content distribution servers within the networks of major ISPs, creating a "fast lane" for its content, according to the Wall Street Journal.