Google's Floating Datahaven

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 15, 2008 @02:15AM from the don't-spring-a-leak dept.

PDG writes "Google has pending plans to take its data centers off-shore, literally. By moving their data centers to floating barges in international waters, they are able to save money on taxes and electricity (using wave based power) as well as reside their operations outside the jurisdiction of governments. There is mention of hurricane and other caveats, but I wonder how they plan to get a bandwidth pipe large enough and still be reliable. Seems like a chapter out of a Neal Stephenson novel." You might recall earlier discussions on the same subject.

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Re:In other news... by Tubal-Cain · 2008-09-15 02:34 · Score: 0, Redundant

And torpedoes.
Re:In other news... by morgan_greywolf · 2008-09-15 02:48 · Score: 0, Redundant

One particular vessel of Microsoft's new fleet, the MSS Chair, has the words "I'm gonna f---ing kill Google!" emblazoned on her hull.

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Re:bandwidth by sexconker · 2008-09-15 04:07 · Score: 1, Redundant

with laser beams attached to their frikkin' heads.