Google Modular Data Center
The Google Modular Data Center is a modular data center built from a set of shipping containers, and used by Google to house some of its servers. They were revealed on April 1, 2009, during the first Google Data Center Efficiency Summit in Mountain View, California.[1] The data centers are rumored to cost $600 million USD each, and use from 50 to 103 megawatts of electricity.[2] They house the computing resources that comprise the Google platform.
History
Google was reported in November 2005 to be working on their own shipping container datacenter.[3] Although in January 2007 it was reported that the project had been discontinued,[4] Google's patent on the concept was still pushed through the patent system and was successfully issued in October 2007.[5][6] In 2009 Google announced that their first container based data center has been in production since 2005.[7]
Locations
The locations of Google's various data centers are as follows:[8]
- Douglas County, Georgia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. since 2003, 350 jobs
- Council Bluffs, Iowa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. announced 2007, first phase completed 2009, expanded 2013 and 2014, 130 jobs
- Lenoir, North Carolina Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. announced 2007, completed 2009, over 110 jobs
- Pryor Creek, Oklahoma at MidAmerica Industrial Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. announced 2007, expanded 2012, 100 jobs
- The Dalles, Oregon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. since 2006, 80 full-time jobs
- Berkeley County, South Carolina since 2007, expanded in 2013, 150 jobs
- Quilicura, Chile announced 2012, As of 2014[update] not online, up to 20 jobs expected
Europe:
- Saint-Ghislain, Belgium announced 2007, completed 2010, no job information available
- Hamina, Finland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. announced 2009, first phase completed 2011, expanded 2012, no job information available
- Dublin, Ireland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. announced 2011, completed 2012, no job information available
Asia:
- Jurong West, Singapore announced 2011, completed 2013, no job information available
- Changhua County, Taiwan announced 2011, completed 2013, 60 jobs
See also
References
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/google-data-center-faq-part-2/
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- ↑ U.S. Patent 7,278,273
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External links
- REDIRECT Template:Google LLC
