Archive for February, 2007

Easy to Avoid Data Center Design Mistakes

Monday, February 19th, 2007

When we move data centers we often run into mistakes that should have been caught in the design phase of the project. Read about some of these easy to avoid issues on our datacentermoving site.

Where is the ideal location for a Data Center?

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Ed Kohler’s pitch to Google illustrates that even the most sophisticated site selection process could miss a unique local opportunity like the Ford Plant in the Twin Cities. It’s already well known that cheap power, cheap land, available bandwidth, and low labor costs are a great recipie for landing a data center project. Tax incentives [...]

The Consensus Decision-Making Trap

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Is Consensus Decision-making the only method you use? It’s easy to fall into this trap. We are taught early and often to involve all members of the group in decision-making. The idea is that a better decision comes from gathering everyone’s input.
However, consensus decision-making really just makes the acceptance of the decision easier since everyone [...]

$1.9 Billion is hard to ignore

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Google’s 4th quarter earnings call included the disclosure that in 2006 they spent $1.9 Billion on infrastructure with an expectation that 2007 will bring more of the same.
Here’s one way to look at these staggering numbers. Google’s Adsense revenue for just the 4th quarter was $1.2 billion. They can almost fund their capital expenditures for [...]