Google's Luiz Barroso explains that total power costs can outstrip the hardware cost for a server. He adds that Google has often used memory based storage to realize a 1000 times increase over hard drives.
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Google's Luiz Barroso explains that total power costs can outstrip the hardware cost for a server. He adds that Google has often used memory based storage to realize a 1000 times increase over hard drives.