Sunday, April 20, 2008

Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Heavy metal cloud

Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Heavy metal cloud: "I've looked at clouds from both sides now, and they're really freaking expensive. Google's capital expenditures, the lion's share of which go to building and outfitting data centers, soared to a record high of $842 million in the first quarter of this year, up from $678 million in the fourth quarter of '07, notes Data Center Knowledge. Should the company maintain its current pace of investment, its spending on data centers and related infrastructure will surpass $3 billion this year, a remarkable total."

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