As part of the disaster recovery and backup plan, Wu Hao and his team needed to build 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, which meets several conditions for the location of the data center, so of course there is no problem in establishing it here.

And compared to other regions, the environment here is safer, so Wu Hao has stored and backed up some important data and information here.

With 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 a venue. The whole shape belongs to a relatively regular white cuboid, which is very ordinary and looks nothing special.

Putting on shoe covers and dust suits, everyone finally walked into the factory. And the internal situation really made their eyes widen and show a look of surprise.

I saw that the inside of the huge factory was divided into several areas of the same size by the passage, and each area was arranged with iron shelves from fixed to the ground, which was divided into a total of more than a dozen layers, and several running servers were placed on each floor.

With so many server units and so many areas, it is very shocking to see at a glance. It's like being in a purely digital space, looking at the flashing servers on the shelves around you, everyone is in a trance.

"Good guy, on such a large scale, I'm afraid it can catch up with the 'torch' in your new headquarters in Anxi." The old horse exclaimed.

As for Wu Hao, he shook his head: "No, the data center in the torch adopts a new structure, so the quantity and quality have also improved a lot. ”

"There are so many servers, how do you solve their cooling problems?" Brother Xiao Ma then asked a more professional question, which is also a question that many people in the accompanying team want to ask.

You must know that one of the most difficult problems to solve in this kind of large-scale server fleet, and the most troublesome is the heat dissipation problem of these servers. For this reason, everyone has their own strange tricks, for example, A-Li directly soaks the server in a special cooling solution, and Penguin places the server in a natural cave in Guizhou Province.

And this is located in the arid desert area of the northwest, and it is good to say that 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 run normally, everyone can't help but be curious.

Wu Hao smiled and said: "It's actually very simple, even easier than in the mainland."

First of all, the winter temperature here is very low, so we can take advantage of the low temperature here to cool down these server units.

This natural cooling method can not only save energy and reduce emissions, reduce operating costs, but also have a very obvious effect.

The summer that everyone is concerned about is actually very simple, the light here is strong during the day, and the time is relatively long, and the temperature is relatively high.

So can we use these resources, the answer is yes. Solar refrigeration technology can be said to solve this problem very well for us.

With solar cooling technology, we were able to cool down the entire plant room, and even connect capillary lines to recycle water for cooling.

This allows us to guarantee year-round operation at a very low cost. ”

"I want to build a data center in the middle of this desert." After Lao Ma heard his introduction, he couldn't help but be moved.

The most energy-consuming part of a data center is its cooling system, which is also the largest part of operating costs. If you can save this piece, it is equivalent to saving a lot of money.

You know, whether it's Ali or Penguin, their number of servers is far ahead in the industry. So both of them are very curious about this technology that can reduce operating costs.

"Come on, I'm sure the local government will be very enthusiastic about your two companies moving in." Wu Hao said with a smile.

However, soon the enthusiasm of the two subsided. Brother 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 this kind of barren land, and some of them are too careless to lose the other. ”

Hearing Brother Xiaoma's words, Lao Ma also nodded: "I was almost moved by this kid's words, and it is true that some of the gains outweigh the losses." And in this kind of data center construction, the technology and experience we have accumulated is also very good. ”

Hearing the words of the two, Wu Hao did not express his position, but continued to introduce to the two: "Everyone, please see, this is the capillary water cooling system all over the server.

Simply Wu Hao introduced, and everyone couldn't help but look at it. Between the motherboards in a server, there is a rectangle of devices with many tiny pipes on it. If it weren't for the fact that the water was blue, you wouldn't be able to see the blue lines made up on this cuboid device.

This is our water circulation cooling system, which is very effective in cooling our servers by keeping cold water running in the pipes by one to two degrees Celsius all year round. ”

"Isn't this blue liquid really water, aren't you?"

At present, whether it is a server cooling system or a computer host liquid cooling system, it uses exclusive cold coolant, and few directly add water. It's not that they don't want to use it, it's that the water doesn't cool and there can be problems, such as leaks, or because the water vapor evaporates easily.

Wu Hao shook his head with a smile: "The water used in the entire water circulation cooling system is pure water, but for identification, we added pigments.

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 quickly determine it autonomously, and then suspend the water circulation system of the network and the corresponding servers to stop running. “”

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." That is to say, in the future, our company's data center will be completely operated and managed by the system, and 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 or something?" The old horse asked at Wu Hao. Although it is a joke, it also has the meaning of warnings and reminders.

"Hehehe, there are no worries about this at all, and all our projects are based on the premise of safety. And I've always been very opposed to robots having autonomous consciousness. Wu Hao replied with a slight smile.