Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 20th Nov 2005 16:42 UTC, submitted by kenny
"In a secret area off-limits even to regular GoogleFolk, is a shipping container. But it isn't just any shipping container. This shipping container is a prototype data center. Google hired a pair of very bright industrial designers to figure out how to cram the greatest number of CPUs, the most storage, memory and power support into a 20- or 40-foot box. We're talking about 5000 Opteron processors and 3.5 petabytes of disk storage that can be dropped-off overnight by a tractor-trailer rig. The idea is to plant one of these puppies anywhere Google owns access to fiber, basically turning the entire Internet into a giant processing and storage grid."
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2005-10-25
I agree. When Verizon is offering DSL for $14.95 USD per month and AOL is offering dial-up for about $25.00 USD per month, who are you gonna choose?
It really does depend, doesn't it? I'm a mobile, freelance software engineer, and I have all three:
1) DSL for home/office;
2) Cellular/Wireless (Verizon) for when I'm on the road, and need (very) minimal connectivity;
3) Dial-up for when I can't find a Wifi hotspot.
You'd be surprised how often, even with all three, I have to punt and find a starbucks, or pay $9.95 for an hour or two of time at an airport.
DSL is nice when you stay home. Dial-up, especially with a nation-wide ISP (EG: Earthlink) can be very handy if you have to get around much.