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No, this does not appear at all. It appears they want to save on real estate and cooling costs by having floating data centers. Google has owns so much real es
by hristov 13y ago
No, this does not appear at all. It appears they want to save on real estate and cooling costs by having floating data centers.
Google has owns so much real estate and immovable property in the US it is silly to suppose they are thinking of leaving the country just because they built a couple of barges.
- raverbashing 13y ago> It appears they want to save on real estate and cooling costs by having floating data centers. Is this really that expensive that's still advantageous considering the costs of a barge + electricity + data link to the sea + fuel + maintenance ?
- nandhp 13y agoNot only is cold seawater usable for cooling, but the article mentions the feasibility of using the sea for power generation.