Comments on: Google + Water-based Data Centres = Computer Navy?! http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:31:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Hvyhorse http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23686 Hvyhorse Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:35:32 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23686 What are the financial implications of moving into international waters? What are the financial implications of moving into international waters?

]]> By: Ramesh @ The Geek Stuff http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23683 Ramesh @ The Geek Stuff Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:39:27 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23683 Even though this sounds like a radical idea to reduce the power cost, the maintenance cost of such data centers may be very huge. This is definitely a very interesting concept. Also, regarding your question: "How do you think, what would be in 2009?", I would just quote the same article from timesonline: "Data centres consumed 1 per cent of the world’s electricity in 2005. By 2020 the carbon footprint of the computers that run the internet will be larger than that of air travel, a recent study by McKinsey, a consultancy firm, and the Uptime Institute, a think tank, predicted. " Ramesh <a href="http://www.thegeekstuff.com">The Geek Stuff</a> Even though this sounds like a radical idea to reduce the power cost, the maintenance cost of such data centers may be very huge. This is definitely a very interesting concept.

Also, regarding your question: “How do you think, what would be in 2009?”, I would just quote the same article from timesonline:

“Data centres consumed 1 per cent of the world’s electricity in 2005. By 2020 the carbon footprint of the computers that run the internet will be larger than that of air travel, a recent study by McKinsey, a consultancy firm, and the Uptime Institute, a think tank, predicted. ”

Ramesh
The Geek Stuff

]]> By: Speedlinks - 18 September 2008 | Linux Screw http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23679 Speedlinks - 18 September 2008 | Linux Screw Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:26:57 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/09/16/google-water-based-data-centres-computer-navy/#comment-23679 [...] Google is going to launch its own "computer navy" (sea floating data centres). [...] [...] Google is going to launch its own “computer navy” (sea floating data centres). [...]

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