They were putting in more servers.

Datacenter by Benthem Crouwel Architects (2012)

Antel Datacenter, Light street

It's actually a shipping container packed with computers and about 5 petabytes of storage. The Bing Map team processes its maps and redestributes them to other datacenters using this datacenter.

A chiller failed, leading to a high ambient temperature, leading to 5 other chillers failing. This is what happens next.

Just some servers in a data center.

How to do good IT systems cabling.

Big Scary Laser

Do not look into beam with remaining eye

Google Data Center, Council Bluffs Iowa

"Council Bluffs" Drone "Google Data Center" Iowa "United States of America" WC

Marc working on a problem at DreamWorks Animation. Lancelot is taking a nap.

@DataCenter

Denny Triangle, Seattle

Left: Doppler

Right: Westin Building Exchange

Some of our boxes are in there.

Here we see Linn setting up Brendan's new firewall. Man, a datacenter is a funky place: many long rows of humming cabinets containing hundreds and hundreds of servers. Yes folks, THIS is the Internet.

Design Benthem Crouwel architects.

Client is Equinix. You find it on the Science Park.

The 800 square meters data center room seen from the south. In the foreground a new XIV IBM Gen3. At the bottom there is a 1.85 m tall person. (Gli 800mq della sala del data center visti da sud. In primo piano un nuovo XIV IBM Gen3. In fondo uno dei nostri tecnici alto, 1,85 mt)

Datacenter up at the ol' 9-5. 9 vertical photos stitched together in Autodesk Stitcher.

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Yükseltilmiş döşeme altı network kablolaması.

Japan's Internet backbone. This is the largest data center in the world (or so they claim).

(built 2012, see tags for further known data). Op dit werk is een Creative Commons Licentie van toepassing.

using a bit more power though..

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These are the connections between the switches and patch panels *after* they were cleaned up considerably.. It doesn't look too much different today (3.5 yrs later.. ) but most of the connections are defunct as our production systems have moved to a real data center.

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One of the funniest spots on the real estate tour was a place with zero air conditioning, cubes stacked tight, and this joyus reminder of Joi's first closet server room. The guy said there was a certain temptation while working on things (notice the angle of the monitor).

I have an article in the new issue of ICON magazine on the architecture, aesthetics and perception of datacenters.

Mentioned: Apple, Google, Facebook, Telehouse West (including interview with the architect, YRM), Andrew Blum, the SYNDC, William Gibson and more.

Article illustrated by the lovely Jack Featherstone.

EDIT: Article available online here.

Storage devices in a datacenter or colocation facility.

from days past

Sealand's "datacenter". At a later point there were about 10 more machines and a couple ethernet switches, nothing more. Currently HavenCo's servers are colocated in London.

Datacenterdan genel bir görüntü.

Datacenter'dan NOC'a bakış

I'm not even sure if this place is open anymore.