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Roland Gesthuizen

How Bing Crosby and the Nazis Helped to Create Silicon Valley : The New Yorker - 0 views

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    Fascinating historical link between Bing and the end of WW2
Roland Gesthuizen

Welcome to Prineville, Oregon: Population, 800 Million | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com - 0 views

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    Web giants like Google and Amazon are notoriously secretive about what goes on inside the worldwide network of data centers that serve up their sweeping collection of web services. They call it a security measure, but clearly, they also see these facilities as some sort of competitive advantage their online rivals mustn't lay eyes on.
Roland Gesthuizen

Video: Google Offers Rare Glimpse Into its Data Centers - 1 views

  • Google uses its own custom, stripped down version of Linux. It uses only a minimum set of packages.
  • The facilities are hypersecure - vehicles can't enter without authorization, and iris scanners are used at some locations.
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    "Google is famously secretive about its data centers, so a new video on its enterprise blog that gives a glimpse into the inner workings of its facilities is a rare treat. The video emphasizes security and environmental best practices."
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    Nice glimpse into a data centre.
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