Why Google is staying away from open-source hardware and Facebook’s Open Compute

July 18, 2012 9:30 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

For the past year, Facebook has been leading a charge to open-source the world of servers and data centers, with the end goal being the cleanest, most energy-efficient Internet we humans can dream up.

And for the past year, we …

An in-depth look at Google’s newest (and oldest) cloud

June 28, 2012 2:14 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Compute Engine is the newest kid on Google’s block of cloud products. It sits in the same suite as App Engine, Big Query, and other products that allow Google to make money on what it does best: big, hairy server/data …