How Google Cools Its 1 Million Servers

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As Google showed the world its data centers this week, it disclosed one of its best-kept secrets: how itcools its custom servers (http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/10/17/how-google-cools-its-armada-of-servers/) in high-density racks. All the magic happens in enclosed hot aisles, including supercomputer-style steel tubing that transports water — sometimes within inches of the servers. How many of those servers are there? Google has deployed at least 1 million servers (http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/10/ff-inside-google-data-center/), according to Wired, which got a look inside the company's North Carolina data center. The disclosures accompany a gallery ofstriking photos (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/17/1355202/photo-tour-of-googles-data-centers) by architecture photographer Connie Zhou, who discusses the experience (https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/Gk8ScjPX23n) and her approach to the unique assignment.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/10/20/1730217/how-google-cools-its-1-million-servers