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GCP and AWS do not use 6 people per region. With AWS a region has more than one availability zone. aws ec2 describe-availability-zones --region ap-south-1 for
by augustz 9y ago
GCP and AWS do not use 6 people per region.
With AWS a region has more than one availability zone.
aws ec2 describe-availability-zones --region ap-south-1 for example shows two datacenters in mumbai.
Across physical site security, to power to network to just hard drive and system decommissioning, more than 6 staff.
I wonder if this is partly why AWS has done so well. I've used colo and hosted providers who do seem to have basically no one actually on site.
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoMaybe double that number, or triple it. The point stands that you don’t need a large pool of local talent to operate a data center.
- ptman 9y agoThe Google data center in Hamina, Finland, statedly employs about 300. It's a mix of technical, security, catering and cleaning/facilities. Source (in Finnish): http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/google-ei-aio-laajentaa-datakeskustaan-haminassa-kl-hyoty-430-miljoonan-investoinnista-meni-ulkomaille-6643373 http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/google-ei-aio-laajentaa-da...