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Where the Internet Lives - Google has shared interior and exterior photographs of eight of its nine data centers (four are under construction), environments that "until now have been shrouded in secrecy," per a statement from Google. Beyond the expected racks of servers and miles of wires are the pipes, chillers, and other infrastructure required to cool the hardware that creates enormous amounts of heat while processing searches and streaming videos of cats on YouTube. Pictured is a view above the open-grid ceiling of the expansive Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center. jh
Where the Internet Lives - Google has shared interior and exterior photographs of eight of its nine data centers (four are under construction), environments that "until now have been shrouded in secrecy," per a statement from Google. Beyond the expected racks of servers and miles of wires are the pipes, chillers, and other infrastructure required to cool the hardware that creates enormous amounts of heat while processing searches and streaming videos of cats on YouTube. Pictured is a view above the open-grid ceiling of the expansive Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center. jh
