The numbers are not publicly known. Still, people estimate that Google maintains thousands and thousands of servers
(450,000 servers according to wiki). Arranged in racks located in clusters in cities around the world.
Needed in order to provide their service.

This production server was the first ....back in 1999.
Working together with 30 other such racks, this is the original Google.
1999 style.

October 2009

www.simonlaub.net

Pics from visit to the Computer Museum, Mountain View, CA. - Visible Storage display items.