Mystery Afloat From Google
A large structure has been built on a barge floating in San Francisco leading to rumours it is the start of a floating Google data centre.
The structure, which stands about four stories high and is made with a series of modern cargo containers, has been linked to Google by CNET.
A reporter found links to a Google project through talking to locals on Treasure Island, experts and a source on LinkedIn.
The evidence builds up as Google was granted a patent in 2009 for a floating data centre and building data centres inside shipping containers is already common.
The patent looks at the benefits of floating data centres and states: “It can be beneficial to distribute computing power closer to users.