Friday, December 24, 2004

Google Linux Cluster (Video)

I won't hide the the fact that I am big fan of Google and it's services. I am also fasniated by the infrastructure and technology that runs this search engine titan.

Google Fellow Urs Hölzle explains how the Google search engine is designed, and how it works. Also, If you don't understand Google's Page Rank technology there is a good explaination of the technology during the presentation.

Below are some Google Statististics:
- 100,000 Linux servers (according the to the NY Times)
- 8.5 billion pages indexed
- 150 million queries a day
- Nearly 100% uptime

For more information, check out the following article.

The video has a 58-minute runtime.

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