Urs Hölzle details our adoption of new, open-source infrastructure technology, OpenFlow in this article from Wired. Not only is the shift the largest infrastructure change in Google’s history, but it allows for increased speed, efficiency and almost 100% network utilization. Read this article from Wired to learn how our infrastructure teams are pushing the field forward.
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