Comments on: Those server farms are expensive http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-32515 Mathew Ingram Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:37:35 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/#comment-32515 That's true to a certain extent, Markus -- although it's still the rate of growth that's the concern, not necessarily the spending per se. And while processor speeds are doubling, power demands are continuing to grow as well, and that is arguably a bigger cost than buying the CPUs in the first place. That’s true to a certain extent, Markus — although it’s still the rate of growth that’s the concern, not necessarily the spending per se. And while processor speeds are doubling, power demands are continuing to grow as well, and that is arguably a bigger cost than buying the CPUs in the first place.

]]> By: Markus http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-32514 Markus Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:34:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/#comment-32514 Ya but a lot of this stuff is one time expenses. That and CPU power is doubling every 18 months... Ya but a lot of this stuff is one time expenses. That and CPU power is doubling every 18 months…

]]> By: /pd http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-32476 /pd Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:46:54 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/11/those-server-farms-are-expensive/#comment-32476 yeah thats why Goog's is moving farms offshore too :)_ http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5254/945/ yeah thats why Goog’s is moving farms offshore too :)_

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5254/945/

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