As part of an effort to build appreciation for how it actually runs online services like search, Google is showing off its massive computing resources.
Google only rarely gives outsiders a look at its data centers, but today it's trying to make up for lost time with a large online photo gallery and Street View tour of the computing hardware.
The company launched a new site, "Where the Internet Lives" with a lot of eye candy for people who enjoy racks of computer gear, raised-floor ventilation systems, multicolored cables, and massive air-conditioning chillers. Urs Hoelzle, Google's senior vice president for technical infrastructure, announced the site in a blog post today.
Here are some of the best shots I collected while roaming through Google's various data centers.
Google data centers use color-coded pipes to indicate what they are used for. The cycle is a mode of transport within the building.
The Matrix feeling, anyone?
A Google center is incomplete without an Android model!
And Star Troopers!!!
All damaged hard-disks are destroyed within the center.
There is no denying that the data centers look extremely beau-ti-ful. Check them out for yourself and you may find something really beautiful.
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