Tag Archives: floating data center

May, 2009

• 7 May

  Google: The cloud is cheaper

  McKinsey released a report in April 2009 that concluded small to mid-sized businesses saved money by moving to a cloud computing environment versus a traditional data center; however, large businesses were better off running their own data centers. Companies, they said, could match or even surpass cloud computing savings by …
• 1 May

  Google Obtains Patent for Water-Based Data Center

  This week, the United States Patent Office awarded Google a patent for floating data centers. Filed in 2007, it took nearly two years to be approved and combines computing equipment with electrical generators to provide large-scale computer power from any body of water. Patent abstract: A system includes a floating …