Inside CERN's multi-megawatt data center

Re:Inside CERN's multi-megawatt data center by 6nf on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:38PM (#13620200)

Yea they talk about using 30 petabytes of data per year. Backblaze can fit that in half a dozen racks these days. I can't even imagine how much Google can squeeze into a modern data center. Storage sure moves quickly!

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Re:Inside CERN's multi-megawatt data center by VodkaHaze on Friday February 10, 2017 @08:53PM (#13620479)

I wonder when the fixed costs of upgrading will be less than the operating costs of inefficient 15 year old hardware

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Re:Inside CERN's multi-megawatt data center by Create on Saturday February 11, 2017 @04:32AM (#13621910)

Hw is regularly replaced, old kit being thrown at poor nations (obviously they’ll foot the energy bills). Its a regular intel shop, mostly with dell stickers. Truly run-of-the-mill current cots, what you would expect anywhere else.

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