On: Inside CERN's multi-megawatt data center

[milesward]

"Some 6000 changes in the database are performed every second."

Things have changed a lot in 15 years!

https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/performance 10k QPS per node...

https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/pdf/FISConsolidatedAuditTr... "2.7 Million FIX messages processed and inserted per second"

Disclosure: I work at Google Cloud.

[6nf → milesward]

Yea they talk about using 30 petabytes of data per year. Backblaze can fit that in half a dozen racks these days. I can't even imagine how much Google can squeeze into a modern data center. Storage sure moves quickly!

[VodkaHaze → 6nf]

I wonder when the fixed costs of upgrading will be less than the operating costs of inefficient 15 year old hardware

[Create → VodkaHaze]

Hw is regularly replaced, old kit being thrown at poor nations (obviously they’ll foot the energy bills). Its a regular intel shop, mostly with dell stickers. Truly run-of-the-mill current cots, what you would expect anywhere else.

[josh2600 → milesward]

I think 6000 was a lot back in 2002... Am I wrong?

[simonebrunozzi → milesward]

Hey Miles!!! Good to see you here on HN! :)