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Re: [OT} Why google ( Was ... Re: Source code for TCP Dump)



On Friday 23 March 2001 17:41, Disillusioned wrote:
> I've been wondering what makes google so fast. reminds me of the speed of
> slocate db access.

Clustering+indexing+caching.

Google run on 6000 RHL machines clustered. Neat answer to microsoft who calls 
it crummy and toy...

Google caches are huge. I have yet to come across a subject, on which google 
doesn't have a cache. If web fails and google stays up, we can survive a day..

 Shridhar