DatacenterDynamics has a post on DLB Associates, a company who has designed Google's Data Centers.
IN SEARCH OF GOOGLE'S DATA CENTER DESIGNER
The engineer and his company behind the design of Google's data centers
Don Beaty began his engineering career working on large water treatment plants. After graduating as an electrical engineer he spent his early career as a staffer before setting up set up DLB Associates in 1980 “with no money”.
DLB Associates for quite a while has had a case study up on its web site on Google Data Centers.
Google Data Center Campuses, Worldwide
Description
DLB has designed and managed the construction of Google’s global data center campus program from its very inception in 2004. During that time, the program has continuously redefined the data center industry and remained way ahead of the curve.
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Joe Kava, Ben Treynor and Urs Hoelzle of Google with our president, Don Beaty, addressing the staff at DLB Headquarters
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