May 2, 2016 at 12:49LinkedIn opens mega data center in Singapore
The construction and subsequent maintenance of hyper-scale server farms requires huge financial investments. In addition, in the implementation of such large-scale complexes, it will be necessary to find an alternative developed by oneself for standard server and auxiliary equipment.
And nevertheless - this significant minus in the implementation of such projects cannot be compared with the subsequent advantages of server farms. For example, the owners of such data centers have the opportunity to reduce operating costs by using equipment that is sharpened for their own needs, without unnecessary energy-consuming components. Needless to say, and “hardware” can be more economical, purchased from a wholesaler on the most favorable terms. Thus, it will reduce capital costs.
The well-known social network LinkedIn by their example demonstrate the implementation of the concept of mega-data centers.
In response to a significant increase in the user base of social networks in Asia, LinkedIn announced the opening of a Singapore hyper-scalable data center. This is the first such a large complex, which is located outside the United States. A server farm with a total area of 23.5 thousand feet 2 has already been commissioned. The cost of construction cost the company $ 58.3 million. And as necessary, the territory will expand.
LinkedIn has about 414 million users worldwide. And according to the company’s official data, from 2013 to 2016, the number of users of the social network of the Asia-Pacific region more than doubled, that is, reached 85 million people (including 16 million in Southeast Asia, 34 million in India and 7 million in Australia).
The construction of the Singapore data center was carried out according to modern technologies using the latest infrastructure. According to Singapore Power, which is responsible for the transmission and distribution of electricity in the country, the average energy consumption of one household is 602 kWh per month. LinkedIn mega-data center design solutions will help reduce electricity consumption by an amount equivalent to about 100 such average households.
The server farm in Singapore will handle all the Internet traffic of the social network in this region, as well as one third of the global traffic going through LinkedIn servers. The power of the data center is 4.2 megawatts.
In the Singapore data center, engineers first installed 52U racks instead of standard 48U counterparts. Thus, they won extra space by placing four extra servers inside each mounting rack. The addition of rack servers has improved the utilization of the potential of switches and other network infrastructure elements.
Another innovation of the data center was the three-phase power supply network at 415 volts. An analogue of the electricity network will soon appear in the new American data center LinkedIn. It will be located in Oregon and, according to company representatives, will be another big step in introducing the concept of LinkedIn hyper-scale server farms. Inside the data center will be located unique network switches, as well as electrical distribution and mechanical systems created according to an individual project. It is planned to put 96 servers per rack with a power density of just below 18 kW per rack. Using the design of the cooling system, it will be possible to bring the power density to 32 kW per rack.
By comparison, the average power density in Facebook data centers is around 5.5 kW per rack. Engineers began to work towards scaling the computing infrastructure without increasing power density. Practical experience, research and test results have shown that a relatively low power density is an excellent option for Facebook data centers.
And nevertheless - this significant minus in the implementation of such projects cannot be compared with the subsequent advantages of server farms. For example, the owners of such data centers have the opportunity to reduce operating costs by using equipment that is sharpened for their own needs, without unnecessary energy-consuming components. Needless to say, and “hardware” can be more economical, purchased from a wholesaler on the most favorable terms. Thus, it will reduce capital costs.
The well-known social network LinkedIn by their example demonstrate the implementation of the concept of mega-data centers.
The foundation for Singapore's new LinkedIn server farm
In response to a significant increase in the user base of social networks in Asia, LinkedIn announced the opening of a Singapore hyper-scalable data center. This is the first such a large complex, which is located outside the United States. A server farm with a total area of 23.5 thousand feet 2 has already been commissioned. The cost of construction cost the company $ 58.3 million. And as necessary, the territory will expand.
LinkedIn has about 414 million users worldwide. And according to the company’s official data, from 2013 to 2016, the number of users of the social network of the Asia-Pacific region more than doubled, that is, reached 85 million people (including 16 million in Southeast Asia, 34 million in India and 7 million in Australia).
The construction of the Singapore data center was carried out according to modern technologies using the latest infrastructure. According to Singapore Power, which is responsible for the transmission and distribution of electricity in the country, the average energy consumption of one household is 602 kWh per month. LinkedIn mega-data center design solutions will help reduce electricity consumption by an amount equivalent to about 100 such average households.
The server farm in Singapore will handle all the Internet traffic of the social network in this region, as well as one third of the global traffic going through LinkedIn servers. The power of the data center is 4.2 megawatts.
In the Singapore data center, engineers first installed 52U racks instead of standard 48U counterparts. Thus, they won extra space by placing four extra servers inside each mounting rack. The addition of rack servers has improved the utilization of the potential of switches and other network infrastructure elements.
Another innovation of the data center was the three-phase power supply network at 415 volts. An analogue of the electricity network will soon appear in the new American data center LinkedIn. It will be located in Oregon and, according to company representatives, will be another big step in introducing the concept of LinkedIn hyper-scale server farms. Inside the data center will be located unique network switches, as well as electrical distribution and mechanical systems created according to an individual project. It is planned to put 96 servers per rack with a power density of just below 18 kW per rack. Using the design of the cooling system, it will be possible to bring the power density to 32 kW per rack.
By comparison, the average power density in Facebook data centers is around 5.5 kW per rack. Engineers began to work towards scaling the computing infrastructure without increasing power density. Practical experience, research and test results have shown that a relatively low power density is an excellent option for Facebook data centers.