Google's Data Center to the Waters with the Pirates

In general terms Cloud Computing is less expensive than traditional own your own server computing (OYOSC). Mckinsey may report differently, but in general terms is just great to be able to pay for computing as another utility. With Google again thinking outside the box (and the land), they just got approved a US patent to build a Water based data center, powered by water. Being able to decrease the ownership of their data centers in at least three ways: Power, Property tax and Real Estate Costs.



In 2 to 4 years we will have our first water base data center, and I am sure that security will transform from hackers to actual pirates. Yes, pirates! Well, if they have their eyes in vessels with oil, what makes you think, they will not attack water data centers. I am sure not for the data but for the ransom. So the next security gadgets for data center will be real anti-piracy (in the literal term) security.



Quoting directly from the US Patent document, the paragraph below is a simple explanation from Google. Most likely, the real intend is to save them money, make cloud computing even cheaper, and save the world from all this over consumption of energy. At the end, Google is not that evil! right?

Thus, it can be beneficial to distribute computing power closer to users. As such, data centers may be moved closer to users, with relevant content sent from a central facility out to regional data centers only once, and further transmissions occurring over shorter regional links. As a result, every request from a user need not result in a transmission cross-country and through the internet backbone--network activity may be more evenly balanced and confined to local areas. Also, transient needs for computing power may arise in a particular area. For example, a military presence may be needed in an area, a natural disaster may bring a need for computing or telecommunication presence in an area until the natural infrastructure can be repaired or rebuilt, and certain events may draw thousands of people who may put a load on the local computing infrastructure. Often, such transient events occur near water, such as a river or an ocean. However, it can be expensive to build and locate data centers, and it is not always easy to find access to necessary (and inexpensive) electrical power, high-bandwidth data connections, and cooling water for such data centers.

Thanks and keep enjoying the Cloud!