http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/02/googles-internet-network.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:35:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/02/googles-internet-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-149 MikeOK Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:31:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/02/googles-internet-network.htm#comment-149 I don't believe that they are interested in starting another "internet". That would be crazy. A more logical idea is found when thinking about Google's video downloading. The fibre would allow Google to update caches around the world without fear of snooping or gridlock. With these local centres, they reach "the edge" of the internet. Video downloads become quicker and more dependable. I spoke to an IBM tech about the genom project and they eventually moved the memory PHYSICALLY closer to the processors to increase speed. When pushing those millions of CPU cycles, real world space barriers came into play. I don’t believe that they are interested in starting another “internet”. That would be crazy. A more logical idea is found when thinking about Google’s video downloading. The fibre would allow Google to update caches around the world without fear of snooping or gridlock. With these local centres, they reach “the edge” of the internet. Video downloads become quicker and more dependable.
I spoke to an IBM tech about the genom project and they eventually moved the memory PHYSICALLY closer to the processors to increase speed. When pushing those millions of CPU cycles, real world space barriers came into play.

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