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Google lets reporter into one of its data centers, reveals how the company keeps it all running

Google lets reporter into one of its data centers, reveals how the company keeps it all running

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GOOGLE Connie Zhou data center server
GOOGLE Connie Zhou data center server

Google may have finally scaled back its obsessive security measures to keep its proprietary — and massive — servers hidden from competitors with the release of Street View imagery for its Lenoir, NC data center, but if you're looking for a guided tour you would do well to read Steven Levy's Wired feature from the facility's floor. It's a place that precious few have been granted access to, and he reveals some of the history behind the Google-made servers and the massive facilities that house them, as well as the company's moves to keep energy costs down (hint: cooling innovations) and keep uptime high. In regards to the latter, Google has a SWAT team of sorts that performs attacks on facilities to test the company's ability to keep services running. Be sure to catch the full story here.