Cloud Gossip

Today on the show - hyperscale datacenters. After this episode, you'll know what they are, what makes them special and why are they important for the cloud. #Epsiode transcript:# ##Prologue## As use of computers grew rapidly in the 1990s, so did the need for servers and datacenters. Back in the day, network connections were slow and expensive. Therefore, the datacenters had to be built close to the companies and users using them. Usually that meant building the datacenters into the office building’s basement. There was this Nordic company and their business model heavily relied on using a lot of servers. So naturally, they also had to have quite a massive basement. This essentially meant the basement was business-critical for them. If the computers were to be harmed, the company would lose their reputation, business, everything. The office was in an area with low natural disaster risks. For example, there had been no recorded earthquakes in modern history. However, the basement of this company's office was fl