http://simonwillison.net/2009-07-16T09:50:56+00:00Simon Willison2009-07-16T09:50:56+00:002009-07-16T09:50:56+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Jul/16/chillerless/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/15/googles-chiller-less-data-center/">Google&#x27;s Chiller-less Data Center</a></strong></p> Google are operating an outside data center in Belgium with no chillers (refrigeration units used to cool water, but at a high cost in energy) making “local weather forecasting a larger factor in its data center management”. On the 10 or so days of the year when Belgium is too warm, they can simply shut down the data center and shift the workload elsewhere. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/chillers">chillers</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/cooling">cooling</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/datacenters">datacenters</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/energy">energy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/environment">environment</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a></p>

2009-04-26T22:14:08+00:002009-04-26T22:14:08+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Apr/26/datacenter/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwPSFpLX8I">Google container data center tour (on YouTube)</a></strong></p> 45,000 servers in 45 shipping containers, along with some serious looking plumbing. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/datacenters">datacenters</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/video">video</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/youtube">youtube</a></p>