Even as it allows anyone with a web browser to peer into its
data centers, Google intends to closely guard physical access
to its buildings. The company also remains cagey about how
many computers are in its data centers, saying only that they
house hundreds of thousands of machines to run Google's
services.
Google's need for so many computers has turned the company a
major electricity user, although management says it's
constantly looking for ways to reduce power consumption to
protect the environment and lower its expenses.
The company's data centers are located in: Berkeley County,
South Carolina; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Douglas County,
Georgia; Mayes County, Oklahoma; Lenoir, North Carolina; The
Dalles, Oregon; Hamina, Finland; and St. Ghislain, Belgium.
Other data centers are being built in Quilicura, Chile; Hong
Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
DURBAN: IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders were on Wednesday
DURBAN: IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders were on Wednesday
knocked out of the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 after
their must-win match against Perth Scorchers was called off
due to incessant rain.
Scorecard
The Knight Riders needed to win this match at any cost,
having suffered reverses in their first two outings against
Delhi Daredevils and Auckland Aces, but luck deserted Gautam
Gambhir and his men on their most important day.
In the process, they became the first team to be eliminated
from the tournament proper.
