Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
wmf
on Feb 5, 2014
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Urs Hölzle on Google's first data center
Obviously it took them a while to get to warehouse scale, but I think they were thinking efficiently from the beginning, like using Legos and cheap racks to hold naked motherboards.
http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/display/...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google%E2%80%99s_Firs...
mturmon
on Feb 5, 2014
[–]
Here's a photo set of the initial server rack, showing the use of 1/8'' cork sheets to separate circuit boards from contacting each other:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumofamericanhistory...
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search: