Comments on: Where Servers Are Stored

By: Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:33:31 +0000

Is there any reason they’re gravitating to urban areas at all? Both Atlanta and Las Vegas seem odd choices because I don’t think the real estate market is that low brow or cheap. I never really thought about where they hosted the servers themselves before though; I mostly think of them as floating around on the internet!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:31:24 +0000

I’m surprised they’re not just buying up half of Montana! Why wouldn’t they just go somewhere that’s fairly barren and has a low state minimum wage so that they can pay a flunky to double check security? It doesn’t seem to make sense that they would build near cities.

By: Eric VanDerr

Eric VanDerr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:30:58 +0000

By: Eric VanDerr

Eric VanDerr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:28:16 +0000

Why wouldn’t people just put them in basements and sell out the upper properties to finance it? It seems like buying huge warehouses for this purpose is expensive and potentially wasteful. Would the potential for basements to get damp be a huge risk factor?

By: Delaney

Delaney — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:26:15 +0000

I wonder why Las Vegas. I mean, I know that it definitely has a lot of electricity going on, which helps, and also a lot of space, but I wonder if there’s a more specific reason that is behind the specific location! Very interesting, thanks!