디지털, 인터넷 새로운 신세계의 한 축을 담당하는 구글의 최첨단 데이타 센터는
세계 최대의 검색엔진 브라우저에 대한 데이터를 확보하는 동시에
이에 관련된 복잡한 호스팅을 보장하는 최적의 공간으로 설계되었습니다.
이러한 구글 데이타 센터는 벨기에, 핀란드, 미국을 포함한 총 8개로
운영됩니다.
인간을 위한 공간이 아닙니다. 지극히 기능적이어야 하며 지극히
심플하며 플렉시블한 공간이어야 합니다. 용도에 따라 다른 컬러를 갖고 지나가는
배관들과 서버와 서버의 정보를 연결하는 각종 선들은 이러한 내부 공간을 적나라하게 보여줍니다.
reviewed by SJ
photographed for google’s new website, 'where the internet lives', images capture a never before seen behind-the-scenes glimpse into their high-tech data centers. the pictures demonstrate the complexities involved in securing and hosting data for the world's largest search engine browser. featured are google's eight data centers, including those in belgium, finland and the united states.
thousands of feet of pipe line the inside of the data centers, painted bright colors to designate which one is which.
these colorful pipes are responsible for carrying water in and out of the oregon data center. the blue pipes supply cold water and the red pipes return the warm water back to be cooled.
the cables are organized by their specific hue. on the floor, this can make things less technical.
each server rack has four switches, connected by a different colored cable. these colors are kept the same throughout the data center to know which one to replace in case of failure.
a rare look behind the server aisle. here, hundreds of
fans funnel hot air from the server racks into a cooling unit to be
recirculated.
the green lights are the server status LEDs reflecting from the front of the servers.
plastic curtains hang in a network room inside the council bluffs data center. here, cold air is served through the floor, and the clear plastic barriers help keep the cold air in while keeping hot air out.
inside google's campus network room, routers and switches
allow the data centers to talk to each other. the fiber optic networks
connecting
their sites can run at speeds that are more than 200,000 times faster
than a typical home internet connection. the fiber cables run along
the yellow cable trays near the ceiling.
server floors require massive space and efficient power
to run the full family of google products for the world. by choosing to
renovate
an old paper mill in hamina, finland to take advantage of the building's
infrastructure as well as its proximity to the gulf of finland's
cooling waters.
blue lights like these mean everything is functioning properly on the server floor.
hovering above the floor in council bluffs, iowa, the scale of google's data center there begins to take shape.
huge steel beams both support the structure and help distribute power.
a family of deer have moved in next to the council bluffs, iowa center.
data center in hamina, finland.
plumes of steam rise above our cooling towers. when you can see the water vapor – meaning humidity and temperatures are low – the cooling towers are at their most efficient.
data center in douglas county, georgia, just outside of atlanta.
wildflowers bloom around cooling towers at the iowa data center.
water storage tanks below the cooling towers ensure they have water available whenever needed.
this massive antenna receives signals for google's
'access services unit', which brings fiber optics to residential homes
all over the globe.
these antennas are also the primary signal source for hundreds of TV channels that make up google fiber's TV service.
the system of pipes composes a water filtration unit
underneath a cooling tower outside the data center in lenoir, north
carolina.
the pipes are equipped with highly-pressurized water in
case of a fire. this water, in particular, is cleaned and filtered so if
used, doesn't contaminate the facility.
insulated pipes like these have a U-bend so they can expand and contract as the fluid temperature inside the pipe changes.
as part of our commitment to keeping users' data safe, google destroys all failed drives, on site.
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