Has Google gone Under? Down Under
Google is going under. Down under. Well that is according to Australian IT. The search giant has dispatched the oddly named “Lord of the nerds”…sorry, “Duke of the Data Centers” to one of the only places that doesn’t have a Google data center.
The small team of Americans are led by Simon Tusha, that’s the Duke to you and me, headed to the land of Oz for some “high-level discussions” with local data center providers.
Tech Mag The Register asked Google if the rumours were true, and they sort of answered the question, kind of.
“Fast, innovative products are crucial for our users and require significant computing power,” a company spokesman said. “As a result, Google invests heavily in technical facilities around the world and is constantly on the look out for additional locations. However, we don’t comment on possible sites or locations.”
However, an Australian spokesman said that Australian IT was considering their options. “While we’re investing in our Australian operations, we haven’t made any decisions about whether we’ll locate a data centre here,” he said.
Google currently has 36 data centers operating or under construction across the world, but none in Australia.
According to Australian IT, some businesses have had to do without Gmail, and other cloud-based apps as routing data to Google server’s overseas increases bandwidth costs.
Google currently construct its data centers by stacking shipping containers pre-packed with servers and cooling equipment, and transport them around the world, allowing easy set up. And there are rumours that Google are even manufacturing their own servers and Ethernet switches.
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