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This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Douglas County, Ga. (AP Photo/Google, Connie Zhou)

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Dip inside Google's colorful data wonderland

Google refuses to let people into its data storage facilities, but it's offering a rare insight.

Several pipes in vibrant colors fill this data center in Douglas County, Georgia. But it's not just about having fun, Google says, it's also about identifying the functions of the pipes. The bright pink pipe transfers water.

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google technician working on some of the computers in the Dalles, Ore., data center. Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The unprecedented peek is being provided through a new website unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The site features photos from inside some of the eight data centers that Google Inc. already has running in the U.S., Finland and Belgium. (AP Photo/Google, Connie Zhou)

The release of more than 50 images of data centers in the US and Europe is unprecendented. The company has been protective of its data storage operations - fearing copycats.

Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The unprecedented peek is being provided through a new website unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The site features photos from inside some of the eight data centers that Google Inc. already has running in the U.S., Finland and Belgium. (AP Photo/Google, Connie Zhou)

Everyday, Google's data centers deal with more than three billion searches, and millions of YouTube videos are uploaded to their servers, too.

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Hamina, Finland. Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The unprecedented peek is being provided through a new website unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The site features photos from inside some of the eight data centers that Google Inc. already has running in the U.S., Finland and Belgium. (AP Photo/Google)

Google plans to build three more data centers: in Hong Kong, Singapore and Chile.

DW.DE

Data security under a growing, dark Cloud

Storing data in the Cloud means you can access it from anywhere - and hackers can access it, too. But the growing enthusiasm for cloud computing has overshadowed the risks. (02.10.2012) 

Up inside Iceland's green cloud

Its power grid is virtual emissions free and there's plenty of cool air to keep a data center from over heating - and now Iceland wants to become the "green hard drive" of the world. (01.10.2012) 

Questioning Google's massive deletion of links

Search giant Google faces criticism that it offers insufficient protection to copyright holders and that people can exploit its policy on copyright violators. Is more transparency the answer? (27.05.2012) 

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More images of Google's data centers.

The company has created a website showing images for eight data centers.