Re:Google joins Open Compute Project to drive standards in I...
by pas on Thursday March 10, 2016 @11:25PM
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Yes, you need at least a cage, so hundreds/thousands of servers minimum. And that's where power conversion gains might mean you get ~10-20 servers' electricity for "free".
But that means you need to basically run your own DC operations. Cables, batteries, monitoring, hot spares, and good luck finding a DC that even allows you to speak about putting fire hazardous stuff "there".
Yet it can be done. Money talks, hence the seemingly amazing success of OCP out of nothing.
... ah I should have read your last paragraph, before writing anything :)
But that means you need to basically run your own DC operations. Cables, batteries, monitoring, hot spares, and good luck finding a DC that even allows you to speak about putting fire hazardous stuff "there".
Yet it can be done. Money talks, hence the seemingly amazing success of OCP out of nothing.
... ah I should have read your last paragraph, before writing anything :)