Chapter 941: Take it easy and dont cultivate a Red Queen and Ultron
As part of the disaster recovery and backup plan, Wu Hao and others need to establish their own data centers in different regions to ensure data security.
As for the Northwest R&D Center, the geology is stable and there are no disasters. It meets several conditions for data center location, so there is no problem in establishing it here.
And compared to other areas, the environment here is safer, so Wu Hao stored and backed up some important data information here.
Out of curiosity, Erma followed Wu Hao to the data center.
It is said to be a data center, but from the outside it looks more like a square factory or stadium. The entire shape is a relatively regular white rectangular parallelepiped, which is very ordinary and looks nothing special.
After putting on shoe covers and dust-proof clothing, everyone finally walked inside the factory. The situation inside really made them open their eyes wide with a look of surprise.
I saw that the interior of the huge factory was divided into several areas of the same size by passages. Each area was equipped with iron shelves from the ceiling to the ground. It was divided into more than a dozen floors. On each floor, there were several working machines.
running server.
With so many server units and so many areas, it was very shocking at first glance. It was like being in a purely digital space. Everyone was in a trance when looking at the servers flashing on the shelves around them.
"Good guy, with such a large scale, I'm afraid it can even match the 'torch' in your new headquarters in Anxi." Lao Ma admired.
Wu Hao, on the other hand, shook his head: "No, the Torch Data Center adopts a new structure, so the quantity and quality have also improved a lot."
"With so many servers, how do you solve their heat dissipation and cooling problems." Brother Ma then asked a more professional question that many people in the accompanying team wanted to ask.
You must know that one of the most difficult problems to solve in such large server units is also the most troublesome problem of heat dissipation of these servers. To this end, everyone has come up with unique tricks. For example, in A, the servers are directly immersed in a special cooling solution.
Penguin even placed its server in a natural cave in Guizhou Province.
And here in the arid desert area of the northwest, winter is not bad, the temperature here is relatively low, and the server operating temperature is more suitable.
But in summer, the daytime temperature in the desert is relatively high. How can we cool down these running servers so that they can operate normally? Everyone can't help but become curious.
Wu Hao smiled and said: "It's actually very simple, even easier than in the mainland.
First of all, the temperature here in winter is very low, so we can completely use the low temperature here in winter to cool down these server units.
This natural cooling method can not only save energy, reduce emissions, and reduce operating costs, but the effect is very obvious.
As for the summer that everyone is concerned about, it is actually very simple. In summer, the daylight here is strong, the duration is relatively long, and the temperature is also relatively high.
So can we use these resources? The answer is yes. Solar refrigeration technology can be said to have solved this problem very well for us.
Through solar refrigeration technology, we can lower the temperature of the entire computer room, and we can even connect capillary lines to circulate water for cooling.
In this way, we can ensure that the place can operate normally all year round, and the cost is very low."
"What you said makes me want to build a data center in this desert." After hearing his introduction, Lao Ma couldn't help but feel excited.
In a data center, the most energy-consuming part is its cooling system, which is also the largest part of the operating cost. If this can be eliminated, it will save a lot of money.
You must know that whether it is ali or Penguin, their number of servers is far ahead in the industry. Therefore, both of them are very curious about this technology that can reduce operating costs.
"Come on, I believe the local government will be very enthusiastic about your two companies moving in." Wu Hao said with a smile.
However, the enthusiasm between the two of them soon subsided. Xiao Ma shook his head and said: "Forget it, the gains outweigh the losses. In order to save a little money, we have to build a data center in such a barren land. It's a little too concerned about one thing and the other."
, the gain outweighs the loss.”
Hearing Brother Xiao Ma's words, Lao Ma also nodded: "I was almost persuaded by this guy. It's true that the gains outweigh the losses. And in the construction of this kind of data center, the technology and experience we have accumulated are also great."
After hearing what the two said, Wu Hao did not express his position, but continued to introduce to the two: "Please see, this is the capillary water cooling system that is spread throughout the server.
Wu Hao briefly introduced, and everyone couldn't help but look. Between the motherboards in a server, there was a rectangle with many tiny pipelines on it. If the water that was flowing was not blue, everyone would still have seen it.
I can't see clearly the blue pipelines that make up this rectangular device.
This is our water circulation cooling system. By flowing in the water pipes to maintain one to two degrees of cold water all year round, it can very effectively cool down our servers."
"Isn't this blue liquid really water? Are you afraid of problems?"
At present, whether it is a server cooling system or a computer host liquid cooling system, all used are exclusive cold liquids, and water is rarely added directly. It is not that these businesses do not want to use it, but because water cannot achieve the cooling effect, and it is also
There may be problems, such as leaks, or problems may occur because water vapor evaporates easily.
Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "The water used in the entire water circulation cooling system is pure water, but we only added pigments for identification.
The water in the entire water circulation cooling system is not in direct contact with the server, so it is very safe and reliable.
Even if there is a problem with the equipment in the water circulation cooling system, the intelligent system will judge it very quickly and independently, and then suspend the water circulation system of the network and stop the corresponding server.""
Speaking of this, Wu Hao smiled and said: "Next, we will also promote and develop unmanned data center management and operation technology in accordance with our tradition. In other words, in the future, our company's data centers will be completely autonomously run by the system.
Management, our personnel will no longer intervene unless necessary."
"With such a high degree of autonomy, aren't you afraid of cultivating an Ultron or a Red Queen?" Lao Ma asked Wu Hao. Although it was a joke, it also meant a warning and a reminder.
"Hahaha, I don't have any worries about this at all. All our projects are progressed based on safety. And I have always been very opposed to robots having autonomous consciousness." Wu Hao replied with a slight smile.
