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Is this a move to improve service, or to reduce costs? Facebook has been fighting for profitability, however reducing their costs would enable them to fight the
by electromagnetic 17y ago
Is this a move to improve service, or to reduce costs? Facebook has been fighting for profitability, however reducing their costs would enable them to fight their profitability from both ends. Not only can they strive to increase income, but also decrease costs.
I would be interested to see the designs for an eco-friendly data centre. What type of systems have they deployed that others haven't?
- potatolicious 17y agoI know Google employs highly efficient AC/DC converters that are far better than the ones that come stock in any old rack server, instead choosing to run DC lines through their facilities. This probably saves them a huge bundle in power costs to boot.