http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/07/google-keeps-technology-costs-low-with-new-inventions.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/07/google-keeps-technology-costs-low-with-new-inventions.html/comment-page-1#comment-481 MikeOK Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:34:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wp_import/2006/07/google-keeps-technology-costs-low-with-new-inventions.htm#comment-481 In previous articles about Googles hardware points to a deal with Sun Microsystems. Neither company would expand on it. I would suspect that Google is now using higher priced servers to reduce downtime and hydro expenses. The two examples that you site Andy are basic *nix operating procedures. I would suspect that any company handling the volume of data they do would have some custom queues and file systems. The need for backups on the system is really a non-issue. Backups are traditionally for data that cannot be reproduced. Since the entire search index was build on data OUTSIDE of Google, it makes very little sense to back it up. Google's ego is also showing with this quote. "That will give us a two-, three-, five-year lead" (talking about the internal network) Netscape also felt they had years lead on MS before they were overtaken. The design and implementation of a microchip is not all that exciting either. I have a friend that has been selling intergrated Linux chips for years now. The operating system is embedded on the chip so the operating system runs faster and can be customized. In previous articles about Googles hardware points to a deal with Sun Microsystems. Neither company would expand on it. I would suspect that Google is now using higher priced servers to reduce downtime and hydro expenses. The two examples that you site Andy are basic *nix operating procedures. I would suspect that any company handling the volume of data they do would have some custom queues and file systems. The need for backups on the system is really a non-issue. Backups are traditionally for data that cannot be reproduced. Since the entire search index was build on data OUTSIDE of Google, it makes very little sense to back it up.
Google’s ego is also showing with this quote. “That will give us a two-, three-, five-year lead” (talking about the internal network) Netscape also felt they had years lead on MS before they were overtaken.
The design and implementation of a microchip is not all that exciting either. I have a friend that has been selling intergrated Linux chips for years now. The operating system is embedded on the chip so the operating system runs faster and can be customized.

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