Comments on: Cringely, Google and Slashdot comic relief http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2005/11/21/google-and-slashdot-laughs/ by Mark Mayo Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:55:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: mark http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2005/11/21/google-and-slashdot-laughs/#comment-9504 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:18:46 +0000 http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2005/11/21/google-and-slashdot-laughs/#comment-9504 Good to keep in mind, indeed. I'm fairly certain that Exodus SC4 was one of their first datacenters, however, and one can only hope that given how vast their resources are reported to be that they've gotten a better handle on how to build these things by now. But maybe not. I did hear at one point they started using Rackable Systems stuff instead of the home-brew specials. I can only assume that they move from vendor to vendor to keep things cost competitive. I have a hard time believing it's worth their time and money to build thse things up from scratch as the famously did in the beginning. But hey, what do I know? Good to keep in mind, indeed. I’m fairly certain that Exodus SC4 was one of their first datacenters, however, and one can only hope that given how vast their resources are reported to be that they’ve gotten a better handle on how to build these things by now.

But maybe not.

I did hear at one point they started using Rackable Systems stuff instead of the home-brew specials. I can only assume that they move from vendor to vendor to keep things cost competitive. I have a hard time believing it’s worth their time and money to build thse things up from scratch as the famously did in the beginning. But hey, what do I know?

]]> by: Fazal Majid http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2005/11/21/google-and-slashdot-laughs/#comment-9503 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:01:43 +0000 http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2005/11/21/google-and-slashdot-laughs/#comment-9503 I share a data center with Google (Exodus SC4). Well, "share" as in occupy a cage in a two-story data center almost completely overrun by them. The thermal engineering (or lack thereof) of their original setup was botched to the point of ridicule. They may have progressed since, but don't buy all the stories of their technical omniscience. I share a data center with Google (Exodus SC4). Well, “share” as in occupy a cage in a two-story data center almost completely overrun by them. The thermal engineering (or lack thereof) of their original setup was botched to the point of ridicule. They may have progressed since, but don’t buy all the stories of their technical omniscience.

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