Mastering Python Networking - Second Edition

Cloud data centers

With the rise of cloud computing and software, or infrastructure as a service, the data centers cloud providers build are at a hyper-scale. Because of the number of servers they house, they generally demand a much, much higher capacity for power, cooling, network speed, and feed than any enterprise data center. Even after working on cloud provider data centers for many years, every time I visit a cloud provider data center, I am still amazed at the scale of them. In fact, cloud data centers are so big and power-hungry that they are typically built close to power plants where they can get the cheapest power rate, without losing too much efficiency during the transportation of the power. Their cooling needs are so great, ...