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The R&D being done here doesn't only apply if you run extremely large data centers. Facebook, Google are contributing back to the Open Compute project [1] , and
by vmarsy 10y ago
The R&D being done here doesn't only apply if you run extremely large data centers. Facebook, Google are contributing back to the Open Compute project [1] , and anyone could use this knowledge if they want to build a small data center with things like the Open Rack[2].
[1] http://www.opencompute.org/ http://www.opencompute.org/
[2] https://code.facebook.com/posts/1687861518126048/facebook-to-open-source-ai-hardware-design/ https://code.facebook.com/posts/1687861518126048/facebook-to...
- EGreg 10y agoBut it seems to me that when it comes to security, efficiency etc. only large centers can get it right, because they have more at stake. The majority of small providers will mess up. Like compare AWS uptime and security to a regular host. And sadly this explains the rise of centralized everything including gmail and facebook and iOS app store and - for thousands of years - centralized cities and states and federations.