Ever wondered how Google manages thousands of petabytes of storage across its services around the world? The answer lies in its state-of-the-art data centers. Google has released a 360-degree video in glorious 4K resolution that takes you through its data center in The Dalles, Oregon. Where we can take a close look inside.



360-degree videos are becoming popular with numerous videos being uploaded on the net. All are amazed by 360-degree captured videos. 360-degree video gives feel like traveling to the place their is no need of traveling to the place. 360-degree video is available for androids but, not for iOS.

We all do wonder where and how did Google stores data, the team provided a 360-degree video showing one of the massive data storage centers of Google in Dalles, Oregon. This is a 8-minute video clip which gives the viewers a tour of the place, there’s nothing much to see but endless aisles of tech where data is stored. The team also showed how Google Cloud works.


The data center is highly secured, iris scans, dual identification, all the security needed to keep the data safe from possible break-ins. The video feels like scenes from the ‘Mission Impossible’ franchise where Ethan Hunt needs to steal some data, that is how immersive the video is. It looks even better if watched with the 4k (2160p) setting.

If you're wondering what Google's new set of offices will look like, an early set of mockups has been released to show its possible appearance once constructed.

Google's early renders will put the expanded campus near the tech giant's headquarters in Mountain View, California. City officials publicized the images this week, and it features a quirky and unique design that is a stark contrast from the sharp-edged facades of other corporate world offices.

The Design
The new campus, which will be located in Charleston East, resembles a futuristic and large camping tent. The new design showcases "tent-like poles holding up an opaque skin, with more conventional glass walls at the edges," Gizmodo wrote.

The vast office space features a centerpiece that Google describes as a "photovoltaic integrated canopy skin," Mashable noted. The circus tent serving as the campus' roof will reportedly generate renewable energy through solar power.

The renders also show a lush and green environment, which is a perfect lounging area for employees and visitors. In addition, the plans indicate future restaurants, sports facilities and places for holding meetings with people as well as areas for biking and rollerblading around.

Upon completion, Google's new campus will take up 600,000 square feet of space, which includes 45,000 square feet of interior landscaping and an 18,500 square-foot series of public paths that will wind through the buildings.

This design, however, isn't finalized yet and there is a possibility that the renders will undergo changes prior to construction.

Rising from Setbacks
Google has long used existing offices of leased developers' projects, Silicon Valley Business Journal reported. The company has never built its own office from the ground up in California, though.

The Charleston East site, which Google leases from Mountain View, is among the search giant's most ambitious campus plans that it wishes to build in California. Last year, the company experienced a setback when the city council denied granting Google all of the office space it required to construct the office. The project would have consisted of additional glass-domed projects all over the North Bayshore.

In February, Google unveiled its new expanded campus in Kirkland, Washington, according to GeekWire. The new 180,000 square-foot building has a Pacific Northwest aura in it and is divided into four parts: Mountain, Forest, Valley and Sound.

Google's latest renderings come amid tech companies' plans to build larger and more impressive offices that boast unique designs. These office buildings -- coupled with a motivating environment -- attract more recruits and maintain current employees.

Apple is building a striking spaceship campus while Uber released renders for a new innovative headquarters made up of two connecting transparent glass office buildings. Facebook, meanwhile, transferred to a broad 430,000 square foot campus in 2015 that also contains a jaw-dropping rooftop garden.



Tech giants don't seem to be planning on stopping innovating themselves anytime soon. For now, what we can do is wait for the things they have to offer -- stuff that gives us a glimpse of a more technologically advanced future.

IBM opens its first public cloud data center in India. Located in Chennai, the new IBM Cloud data center offers local customers and end users increased performance and speed for data traveling to and from the region. Part of IBM’s $1.2 billion investment to expand its global cloud footprint into every major financial market, the Chennai data center underscores IBM’s commitment to India, a key growth market for the company.

With a local onramp to IBM Cloud, Indian customers, especially those in regulated industries, gain more flexibility to store and compute data within the country. The Chennai data center joins IBM’s Mumbai cloud center and is part of an expansive network of data centers that blanket the globe, providing users with the performance and disaster recovery solutions needed to ensure business continuity.

In an effort to accelerate digital transformation both at the enterprise and startup level, IBM is establishing a partnership with National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) to launch Techstartup.in, a digital hub wherein the entire Indian startup ecosystem, including angels, mentors, investors, academia and venture capitalists, can interact with each other to grow the cloud market.

In addition, IBM is launching two initiatives for developers—developerWorks Premium and a cloud certification program—to enable developers with the right tools and skills to compete and innovate in the global marketplace. Also in support of developers, IBM is working with strategic enterprise IT leaders like Accenture, Tech Mahindra and CSC to extend the use of IBM Cloud technologies, including IBM Bluemix, to developer communities in India and around the world.