Google Runs On Linux

August 7, 2007 – 2:04 pm

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Google is a company that uses vast computer resources. But one thing they always attempted to do was keep their costs low by using primarily open source and building their own boxes. Now, the initiative has made the company extremely reliant on Linux, prompting one company official to say: “Everytime you use Google, you’re running Linux.”

You’ll often hear members of our open source team say, “Every time you use Google, you’re using Linux.” It’s absolutely true. Check a Google engineer’s workstation, and you’ll probably find it’s running Linux. Do a search on Google.com, and a Linux server will return your results. Ever since Google got its start, Linux has given us the power and flexibility we need to serve millions of users around the world.

Since I run my own hand-made boxes that run Linux, it’s an approach I can relate to wholly.

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