Tuesday, October 21, 2014 4:07:08 PM
Tell that to MSFT, Yahoo, Google!!.
Question in Computer Science
Server farms such as Google and Yahoo! provide enough compute capacity for the highest request rate of the day. Imagine that most of the time these servers operate at only 60% capacity. Assume further that the power does not scale linearly with the load; that is, when the servers are operating at 60% capacity, they consume 90% max power. The servers could be turned off, but they would take too long to restart in response to more load. A new system has been proposed that allows for a quick restart but requires 20% of the max power while in this "barely alive" state.
In Iowa, A "Field of Dreams" Becomes a Billion-Dollar Google Server Farm!!.
The 1,000 acre property, located amid farmland about four miles south of Google’s initial facility in Council Bluffs, was purchased in 2007 to provide expansion space. In 2011 the land was vacant. But that has changed dramatically as the search giant adds capacity. In early 2013 the first two phases of data center space were completed. Photos from Google Maps in fall of 2013 show three additional buildings have been added, while more land is being cleared for future construction, which appears to include space for at least three more data center facilities.
MSFT has committed to building a massive 1.2 million square-foot, $1.1 billion regional data center complex on 154 acres in central Iowa!!.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CC4QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthevarguy.com%2Fcomputer-technology-hardware-solutions-and-news%2F042214%2Fmicrosoft-build-massive-11b-data-center-central-iowa&ei=erlGVN3yLvOHsQTEioDYCw&usg=AFQjCNE3twEbkSwnLOmcXewLiaTjfwQ8XQ&sig2=GN_9Jhx7Ud-s1yYx0km6Zg
Yahoo has the "Chicken Coop"
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CDQQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.core77.com%2Fblog%2Ftechnology%2Fyahoos_new_chicken_coop_server_farm_is_a_building_that_breathes_17434.asp&ei=OrtGVKnxB4GBsQTl0oGoAw&usg=AFQjCNFnVbzP3ArSCwMxgm9KU76XutqCFw&sig2=G7VKm7AXA4W7-12W3axkzQ
Then there's Raytheon's “server farms” using silicon carbide technology!!.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCkQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.raytheon.com%2Fnewsroom%2Ffeature%2Frtn13_chips%2F&ei=A7xGVIe8AqnIsATqu4DoDw&usg=AFQjCNHePeRJFD261IqEjia7flClplTa3w&sig2=47NOMv4LSv3QvwH-7kVkHQ
TMMI TRUDEF moves onward and upward Worldwide!!.
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