Monday, September 08, 2008

Google’s Search Goes Out to Sea - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

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Call it Google’s data navy.

The search and advertising company has filed for a patent that describes a “water-based data center.” The idea is that Google would create mobile data center platforms out at sea by stacking containers filled with servers, storage systems and networking gear on barges or other platforms.

This would let Google push computing centers closer to people in some regions where it’s not feasible, cost-effective or as efficient to build a data center on land. In short, Google brings the data closer to you, and then the data arrives at a quicker clip.

Google’s Search Goes Out to Sea - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

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