Google planning floating datacenter?

[Underpants?]

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/arch ... ta-barges/

[Tormentius]

That looks like an interesting idea.

[AmIdYfReAk]

indeed it would be, but the question that i would have is Theft as well as Corrosion of the computer cases/thermal plates, etc etcc..

i really dont think that a bank of servers could generate enough heat to be effective when a Normal 2 inch thick piece of steel is used. anyway, it would be interesting as hell if they make a working prototype, Sat/Cell Connections are getting Fast/reliable enough to really make this possible.

[Tsakali]

maybe I am missing the point,...are they trying to save on their electrical and tax bills? being mobile is pretty cool I guess, but I don't see why anyone would need emergency google search deployment ...lol?

[Underpants?]

something like saving money and the potential to move an entire datacenter (which happens) from one country to another without much actual diss- or re-assembly, i think is the gist

[Peenyuh]

Rats leaving the ship? That sorta thing?

[Underpants?]

not necessarily. More like supply and demand. The global economy is not google's doing, peenuts.

[Peenyuh]

I understand. And, ouch.