Where the Internet Lives

Two: Inside the Walls

Episode Summary

What’s it like inside a data center? Let’s take a tour. But first: the scrappy history of how these warehouse-scale computers came to be.

Episode Notes

Data centers are some of the most secure buildings on the planet. In this episode, we invite you to step inside and take a tour with one of Google’s top engineers. As we venture into computer systems that connect the world, we meet the people who keep these warehouse-scale facilities running. Plus, a little-known story about the scrappy origins of Google’s first computers.