https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/Data centers and infrastructureen-usThu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/static/blogv2/images/google.pnghttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-work-to-build-a-more-sustainable-future-in-nebraska/a picture of hundreds of solar panels in a field with a forest in the background<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Omaha_1.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">How we’re approaching sustainability in Nebraska to support our data center operations in the state.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-work-to-build-a-more-sustainable-future-in-nebraska/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleHow we’re approaching sustainability in Nebraska to support our data center operations in the state.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-work-to-build-a-more-sustainable-future-in-nebraska/Ben TownsendGoogleAmanda Peterson Coriohttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-latin-america/a-new-data-center-in-latin-america/Land where the data center will be built.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Google_Centro_de_Datos_Canelone.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We’re announcing the construction of our new data center in Canelones, Uruguay — our second data center in Latin America.Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-latin-america/a-new-data-center-in-latin-america/Data Centers and InfrastructureGoogle CloudGoogle in Latin AmericaGrow with GooglearticleWe’re announcing the construction of our new data center in Canelones, Uruguay — our second data center in Latin America.Googlehttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-latin-america/a-new-data-center-in-latin-america/Eduardo Lópezhttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-asia-pacific/Illustration of blue solar panels next to plants and buildings under a bright sun.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/data_centers_infrastructure_sus.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We’re partnering with BlackRock to support a pipeline of new solar projects in Taiwan.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-asia-pacific/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleWe’re partnering with BlackRock to support a pipeline of new solar projects in Taiwan.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-asia-pacific/Amanda Peterson Coriohttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-partnership/A photograph of two energy towers connected by wires and lit up in the dusk sky<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Copy_of_Thumbnail_B__compressed.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">NV Energy and Google partner to develop new solutions to bring clean, firm energy technology to Nevada.Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:30:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-partnership/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleNV Energy and Google partner to develop new solutions to bring clean, firm energy technology to Nevada.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-clean-energy-partnership/Amanda Peterson CorioBriana Koborhttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/google-data-centers-ai-skills-investments/Two women working on their computers, one looking at the camera and smiling<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Hero_Sized.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Announcing new investments to our data centers and AI upskilling in the USFri, 26 Apr 2024 15:30:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/google-data-centers-ai-skills-investments/Google.orgData Centers and InfrastructureGrow with GooglearticleAnnouncing new investments to our data centers and AI upskilling in the USGooglehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/google-data-centers-ai-skills-investments/Ruth PoratAlphabet & Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/5-ways-googles-data-centers-support-loudoun-county/images of a people and a park with the sign "Love" in it<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/VA_Love.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Today, we released a report with Deloitte to evaluate the economic and community impact of our two data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia.Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/5-ways-googles-data-centers-support-loudoun-county/Data Centers and InfrastructurearticleGooglehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/5-ways-googles-data-centers-support-loudoun-county/Adria TroyerAmber Tillmanhttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-carbon-free-data-center-arizona-/A photo of solar panels in front of a background of mountains and a blue sky<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/NextEra_Solar_Panels_cropped.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">A new agreement brings wind and solar energy to the local Arizona electricity grid. Plus, more ways we’re supporting the community.Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-carbon-free-data-center-arizona-/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleA new agreement brings wind and solar energy to the local Arizona electricity grid. Plus, more ways we’re supporting the community.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-carbon-free-data-center-arizona-/Amanda Peterson Coriohttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/google-1-billion-investment-in-a-new-uk-data-centre/A rendering of what the data center will look like - a green glass building next to trees and against a blue sky<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_2024-01-17_4.30.13_P.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Google builds on continued investment in the UK with a $1 billion data centre investment.Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/google-1-billion-investment-in-a-new-uk-data-centre/Data Centers and InfrastructureUKarticleGooglehttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/google-1-billion-investment-in-a-new-uk-data-centre/Debbie Weinsteinhttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/a-sustainable-solution-helped-a-small-town-cool-its-data-center/Animated image of a woman sitting on a water pipeline that leads to a data center. She sits near a canal, surrounded by tulips and people cycling on a bicycle path. More pipes and windmills fill out the background.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/067-GDC-WTIL_03-EP_06-Netherlan.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Season 3 of the Where the Internet Lives podcast explores how data centers change the world around them in surprising and beneficial ways.Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/a-sustainable-solution-helped-a-small-town-cool-its-data-center/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleSeason 3 of the Where the Internet Lives podcast explores how data centers change the world around them in surprising and beneficial ways.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/a-sustainable-solution-helped-a-small-town-cool-its-data-center/Stephanie Wonghttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/equitable-clean-energy-transition/An illustration of a house and a solar power plant among trees and plants.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/equitable_clean_energy_hero.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">We’re introducing two programs with partners to help drive a more equitable clean energy transition.Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/equitable-clean-energy-transition/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleWe’re introducing two programs with partners to help drive a more equitable clean energy transition.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/equitable-clean-energy-transition/Urs HölzleTechnical Infrastructurehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/where-the-internet-lives-podcast-season-3/Illustration of a data center structure in the center with a circuitry pattern running through that extends into grasslands. “Where the Internet Lives” is at the top in big type.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/GDC-WTIL_S3-Teaser-Keyword-2096.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Season 3 of the Where the Internet Lives podcast explores how data centers change the world around them in surprising & beneficial ways.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/where-the-internet-lives-podcast-season-3/Data Centers and InfrastructurearticleSeason 3 of the Where the Internet Lives podcast explores how data centers change the world around them in surprising & beneficial ways.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/where-the-internet-lives-podcast-season-3/Stephanie Wonghttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/our-commitment-to-climate-conscious-data-center-cooling/Image inside of a data center<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/image5_bmarkBN.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Learn about our climate-conscious data center cooling strategy and how it complements our existing sustainability commitments.Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/our-commitment-to-climate-conscious-data-center-cooling/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleLearn about our climate-conscious data center cooling strategy and how it complements our existing sustainability commitments.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/our-commitment-to-climate-conscious-data-center-cooling/Urs HölzleTechnical Infrastructurehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/female-founders-change-lives-data-center-capital/Article's hero media<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screen_Shot_2022-02-21_at_10.45.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">In this inspiring new video, female founders discuss their communities and how they are creating new opportunities, and the impact of Google's partnerships with organiza…Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/female-founders-change-lives-data-center-capital/Data Centers and InfrastructurearticleIn this inspiring new video, female founders discuss their communities and how they are creating new opportunities, and the impact of Google's partnerships with organizations like Global Inheritance and Mobile Hope in data center communities.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/female-founders-change-lives-data-center-capital/Laurel Brownhttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/new-podcast-season-about-people-powering-internet/Bright lights shine on top of a line of white data center units, surrounded by metal scaffolding. As the moon shines above, the sky transitions from purple on the horizon to a deep blue.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/mayes-county-exterior-moonlight.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Listen to episodes from the newest season of "Where the Internet Lives," a podcast about data centers and the people who keep them running.Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:30:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/new-podcast-season-about-people-powering-internet/Data Centers and InfrastructureLife at GoogleGooglersarticleListen to episodes from the newest season of "Where the Internet Lives," a podcast about data centers and the people who keep them running.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/new-podcast-season-about-people-powering-internet/Stephanie Wonghttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-new-animated-series-brings-data-centers-life/A loop of an animated video showing a laptop opening while the user does a Google search. It then switches to a row of servers, and ends with the image of a data center campus surrounded by trees, blue sky, power lines, and wind turbines.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/dca_intro_1.gif">Discovering Data Centers is a multi-season animated video series about the innovation behind Google data centers.Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-new-animated-series-brings-data-centers-life/Data Centers and InfrastructureGoogle CloudarticleDiscovering Data Centers is a multi-season animated video series about the innovation behind Google data centers.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/our-new-animated-series-brings-data-centers-life/Stephanie Wonghttps://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/how-joy-jackson-prepared-her-google-interview/Joy sits on a brown couch. Behind her is the Google logo painted on a white brick wall.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Joy_header_image_1.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">Joy shares how she went from studying to be a graphic designer to discovering a passion for IT and joining the Google data center team.Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/how-joy-jackson-prepared-her-google-interview/Data Centers and InfrastructureMy Path to GoogleLife at GoogleGooglersarticleJoy shares how she went from studying to be a graphic designer to discovering a passion for IT and joining the Google data center team.Googlehttps://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/how-joy-jackson-prepared-her-google-interview/Daphne Karpelhttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/carbon-aware-computing-location/Animated GIF illustrating loads being moved between different data centers to seek out carbon-free energy (note: of course, limitations like privacy laws apply).<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/GGL32160_Data-Centers-Carbon-Aware-Global-Impact-Graphic_v04-1_1.gif">Decarbonizing our footprint by moving flexible tasks between different data centers, to where carbon-free energy is most plentiful.Tue, 18 May 2021 18:53:00 +0000https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/carbon-aware-computing-location/Data Centers and InfrastructureResearchSustainabilityarticleDecarbonizing our footprint by moving flexible tasks between different data centers, to where carbon-free energy is most plentiful.Googlehttps://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/carbon-aware-computing-location/Ross KoningsteinCarbon-Intelligent Computinghttps://blog.google/technology/ai/minimizing-carbon-footprint/A photo showing green lights inside a Google data center<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/image2_J0u7kXp.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">A new analysis shows training machine learning models is surprisingly efficient. Here's what we’re doing to further minimize ML’s impact.Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/technology/ai/minimizing-carbon-footprint/Data Centers and InfrastructureGoogle CloudSustainabilityAIarticleA new analysis shows training machine learning models is surprisingly efficient. Here's what we’re doing to further minimize ML’s impact.Googlehttps://blog.google/technology/ai/minimizing-carbon-footprint/David Pattersonhttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/cleaner-data-centers-batteries-included/Article's hero media<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Google_Belgium_DC.max-600x600.format-webp.webp">On the rare occasions when a Google data center is affected by a power outage, we have to be ready to ramp up millions of watts of backup electricity in seconds. This is…Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/cleaner-data-centers-batteries-included/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityarticleGooglehttps://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/cleaner-data-centers-batteries-included/Joe KavaGlobal Data Centershttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/data-centers-europe-green-economic-recovery/Google is investing in Europe’s digital infrastructure, contributing to local communities and supporting Europe’s green transition.Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/data-centers-europe-green-economic-recovery/Data Centers and InfrastructureSustainabilityGoogle in EuropearticleGoogle is investing in Europe’s digital infrastructure, contributing to local communities and supporting Europe’s green transition.Googlehttps://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/data-centers-europe-green-economic-recovery/Matt BrittinGoogle Europe, Middle East and Africa