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A Glimpse Inside Google's South Carolina Data Center

Posted by timothy on from the live-from-coast-zero dept.

miller60 writes "Google today released a video showcasing the security and data protection practices in its data centers. Filmed at the company's South Carolina data center, it provides a look at Google's wiping of data and (literal) shredding of hard drives."

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  1. Amazon's East Coast Data Center by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazon also released photos of their East Coast datacenter today.

  2. Ultimate Security by ThePromenader · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...of course there's no better way to protect your data - my basement door is securely locked, and I shred my HD's daily. And mom rarely lets anyone past the front door.

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    No, no sig. Really.

    ThePromenader
    1. Re:Ultimate Security by eln · · Score: 1, Funny

      That may be true, but from what I hear, your mom's back door is wide open.

  3. Re:Shredding hard drives is a pointless waste. by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, sure. Google will just invent a hard-drive disassembling, sorting, and recycling robot. Are you fucking nuts? What's next, Google will just invent some self-driving robot car?!