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Report: Amazon Cloud Backed By 450,000 Servers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the single-breasted-cumulus-spotted-in-lorton dept.

1sockchuck writes "How many servers does it take to power Amazon's huge cloud computing operation? A researcher estimates that Amazon Web Services is using at least 454,400 servers in seven data center hubs around the globe. The analysis suggests up to 70 percent of those servers may be in Virginia."

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  1. Bad Math and Bullshit Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So, first off, the guy who came up with this number made a ridiculous number of assumptions with no real evidence to back them up, so the number is completely meaningless. Also, from TFA:

    Liu then applied an assumption of 64 blade servers per rack – four 10U chassis, each holding eight blades – to arrive at the estimate.

    Now, I might have to go dig out my TI-82 to doublecheck, but I think I see a small flaw in this math.

  2. Re:Go Virginia by cashman73 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Except I suppose the citizens of Virginia aren't going to be too happy when the government realizes that Amazon has a "physical presence" in the state and decides to start charging them sales tax,. . . D'oh!