Episode 9 - Google Servers

In this episode, Ben Jai, Google Server Platform Architect shares about the servers they deploy in all of their global datacenters. It has a 12V battery on it to replace the large UPS systems in traditional datacenters. Simple, innovative. Google shared this and many more facts at their Efficient Data Center Summit held April 1, 2009 at the Mountain View, CA campus.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• google
• servers
• 12V
• ups
• data
• center
• datacenter

[Designandrew]

What the heck is the point of the battery supply?

[datacenterpulse]

@Designandrew Removes the need for large, expensive UPS units upstream. 3-5 minutes of ride through while you switch to Generators.

[greaky]

best example of keep it simple stupid ...

[Ahmidsviper]

he looks cool for a super nerd

[xGetSmartx]

You know it's fasinating to see that googles servers over (900,000) of those servers have been on since 2000. They first started with only 300,000 now they have 900,000. That's like half the population of Australia I mean in cities not the hole country. In the distance future Google is going to have over 5.5million servers running with over 500.6mb per second of downloading uploading per second thats like 12gig in 5 minutes. That's insane!

[neonzion7]

He has no idea what hes talking about. Hes completely lost.

[T56Geek]

Whats the Entry Music?

[DatacoreSound]

@datacenterpulse What exactly is 'ride through'?

[htfkid2000]

@matteovinti they dont need an inverter! a computer uses DC internally >_>

[jackatube]

i wish everybody just shut the f*** up so i can hear what the guy says

[copperkipper1]

How long does the battery last for? , I say we attach an alternator to a bike & hook it up to all the batterys and get a chinese dude to ride the bike.

[matteovinti]

@datacenterpulse but does every server have only one / two battery or even it's own inverter?

[grate1n8]

@MrKillswitch88 SSD are not efficient at all they have a quick failure rate, plus I'm sure the bottom of the chassis have some mechanism to fit into the screw holes of the HDD making it stable

[DaFakaMatt]

Thats just amazing!