Google, Microsoft Escalate Data Center Battle 190
miller60 writes "The race by Microsoft and Google to build next-generation data centers is intensifying. On Thursday Microsoft announced a $550 million San Antonio project, only to have Google confirm plans for a $600 million site in North Carolina. It appears Google may just be getting started, as it is apparently planning two more enormous data centers in South Carolina, which may cost another $950 million. These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets in the competitive struggle between Microsoft and Google, which have both scaled up their spending (as previously discussed on Slashdot). Some pundits, like PBS' Robert X. Cringley, say the scope and cost of these projects reflect the immense scale of Google's ambitions."
Hmm... It's Slashdot so... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmm... It's Slashdot so... (Score:5, Funny)
and i quote (Score:5, Funny)
That's no zune...
Re:Hmm... It's Slashdot so... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Non-local computing (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry, you can trust skynet. What could go wrong?
Death Star independent contractors (Score:5, Funny)
All these independent contractors in each Death Star data center are getting involved in a war between Microsoft and Google- a war they had nothing to do with.
No they both need those data centers (Score:5, Funny)
Re:and i quote (Score:2, Funny)
With this many Death Stars around, the Rebellion doesn't stand a chance! **evil cackle**
ObStarWars (Score:5, Funny)
These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets...
Better make sure to protect the plans for that data center...one well placed shot in an exhaust vent could take out the whole thing. Not much harder then hitting a womp rat with a T-16, from what I hear...
Speaking as an independent contractor myself (Score:3, Funny)
They just laid his ass off and shut down the entire outfit, but they still have to run the air conditioning because of a few third party servers left over. He wasn't even finished running his CREATE TABLE scripts. I'm still employed because I recognized the risks involved in working in a Death Star. Anyone working in a Death Star data center for Google or Microsoft is aware of the risks involved in that war. Whatever happens to them is their own fault.
Death Stars (Score:4, Funny)
Telling name (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmm... It's Slashdot so... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's a trap. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No they both need those data centers (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Death Star independent contractors (Score:2, Funny)
I know how they could find out fast:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=installing+a
Re:As long as it doesn't violate GPL (Score:3, Funny)
I don't know about you, but maybe the "unwashed" part may have something to do with it.
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Re:Non-local computing (Score:1, Funny)
Re:No they both need those data centers (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Speaking as an independent contractor myself (Score:5, Funny)
This needs a rewrite:
I'm an engineer, and I can tell you that an engineer's politics come heavily into play when choosing jobs. Just three months ago I was offered a job working at one of the big information companies data centers, in a vast facility. And then I learned how screwed up the company's plans were. The money was right, but the risk was too big. So I passed the job onto a friend of mine.
While writing a C# script for some part of thier web portal my friend was hit by a flying chair, it was a leathal blow, and he died instantly. I'm still employed because I recognized the risks involved in working in a Death Star. Anyone working in a Death Star data center for Google or Microsoft is aware of the risks involved in that war. Whatever happens to them is their own fault.
Re:Hmm... It's Slashdot so... (Score:2, Funny)
That's just to run the video subsystem