Comments on: World’s Biggest Server Farm to be Built in India by Google http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1935291 Frank Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:33:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-1935291 ron: Google server farms are actually modest buildings on not-to-large pieces of land, and they buy their electricity from the local utility...usually staffed by 30 to 50 folks... ron:

Google server farms are actually modest buildings on not-to-large pieces of land, and they buy their electricity from the local utility…usually staffed by 30 to 50 folks…

]]> By: ron http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1928048 ron Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:53:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-1928048 can u tell me the actual size of google server can u tell me the actual size of google server

]]> By: Alex M http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-750968 Alex M Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:42:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-750968 LOL - This was a good one; I totally beleived it before reading about 3 Nuke plants... LOL – This was a good one; I totally beleived it before reading about 3 Nuke plants…

]]> By: BubbaRay http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561386 BubbaRay Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:38:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561386 Now waiting for the Googolplex server farm -- (10^100)^100 bytes. More bytes than there are cubic nanometers in the universe !! Maybe this ties in with the Yahoo! infinite email.... Now waiting for the Googolplex server farm — (10^100)^100 bytes. More bytes than there are cubic nanometers in the universe !! Maybe this ties in with the Yahoo! infinite email….

]]> By: adhyapak http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561363 adhyapak Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:15:03 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561363 BubbaRay, Lirpagar is in the Sloofiyad region. BubbaRay, Lirpagar is in the Sloofiyad region.

]]> By: BubbaRay http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561327 BubbaRay Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:40:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561327 10, well done. Town of Lirpagar -- rag april ? 10, well done. Town of Lirpagar — rag april ?

]]> By: rss http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561259 rss Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:32:24 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561259 hey noway!, you hit the nail on the head early on. Lots of manure is really all that you need. Bull manure is best for this sort of thing. hey noway!, you hit the nail on the head early on. Lots of manure is really all that you need. Bull manure is best for this sort of thing.

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561241 pedro Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:09:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561241 #10 Amish people can help you build a data farm in no time. Wood and nails only though. #10 Amish people can help you build a data farm in no time. Wood and nails only though.

]]> By: noway! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561213 noway! Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:36:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561213 Where do you buy the starter seeds? I would like to spawn my own server farm. What is the best mix of water and manure do I use? Once I get a bit growing, how do I prevent rodents from taking bytes? Does it help to have good shade from my directory Trees? Will a big directory root interfere with the bit growth? How much pesticide do I need to keep the bugs out? Are there any viruses I should look out for? This farmer would appreciate any help? Where do you buy the starter seeds? I would like to spawn my own server farm.

What is the best mix of water and manure do I use? Once I get a bit growing, how do I prevent rodents from taking bytes?

Does it help to have good shade from my directory Trees?

Will a big directory root interfere with the bit growth?

How much pesticide do I need to keep the bugs out?

Are there any viruses I should look out for?

This farmer would appreciate any help?

]]> By: MikeN http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-561074 MikeN Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:01:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-561074 India has lots of nuclear plants, so 3 in one area wouldn't be a problem. India has lots of nuclear plants, so 3 in one area wouldn’t be a problem.

]]> By: prophet http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-560927 prophet Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:32:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-560927 I genuinely hate April 1st. There is enough weird crap that happens in the world that I hate having to actually think about a story for a while to decide if its true. I was going to put some snarky comment about the "official" news coming from the government and White House, but decided not to get myself all worked up today. I genuinely hate April 1st. There is enough weird crap that happens in the world that I hate having to actually think about a story for a while to decide if its true.

I was going to put some snarky comment about the “official” news coming from the government and White House, but decided not to get myself all worked up today.

]]> By: Greg Allen http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-560879 Greg Allen Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:26:26 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-560879 Not quite funny enough to be a good joke but it does gently mock our inability to be shocked by big numbers anymore. The power plant sentence raises an issue about outsourcing that I've never seen discussed: outsourcing to India is a very "un-green" thing to do. India has a horrible power-grid so these places have to be run by highly polluting generators. The one place I saw had huge banks of lead-acid batteries -- to run the UPSs -- and then deisel generators that ran about half the day. I'm pretty sure there were no environmental controls, anywhere. Goodness knows what happened to the batteries -- probably recycled by poor people -- with no health measures -- who dump the acid and whatever else crap in the river. Not quite funny enough to be a good joke but it does gently mock our inability to be shocked by big numbers anymore.

The power plant sentence raises an issue about outsourcing that I’ve never seen discussed:

outsourcing to India is a very “un-green” thing to do.

India has a horrible power-grid so these places have to be run by highly polluting generators. The one place I saw had huge banks of lead-acid batteries — to run the UPSs — and then deisel generators that ran about half the day.

I’m pretty sure there were no environmental controls, anywhere. Goodness knows what happened to the batteries — probably recycled by poor people — with no health measures — who dump the acid and whatever else crap in the river.

]]> By: TBob http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-560861 TBob Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:56:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-560861 Yep, had me untill the power plants. Yep, had me untill the power plants.

]]> By: name http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-560812 name Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:52:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-560812 as far as we know there are less than a google atoms in the universe. as far as we know there are less than a google atoms in the universe.

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/01/worlds-biggest-server-farm-to-be-built-in-india-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-560811 ECA Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:52:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=10372#comment-560811 NO BLOODY WAY... Its an April fool... It was the 3 Nuck plants that Killed the WHOLE idea. NO BLOODY WAY…
Its an April fool…

It was the 3 Nuck plants that Killed the WHOLE idea.

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