Chris12345 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Basically as topic title says. Im wondering if anyone know where their domain name is registered and where can they access so much space where they can host over 80 million images? Even if they have their own servers at this point, I wonder where they were hosted from the beginning when they couldnt afford private servers ( if thats what they even use). Appreciate any answer! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Domain names can be registered anywhere and there are lots of registrars. It's not relevant to where the files are hosted or stored. I can't imagine anyone starting up a stock library and not having their own server. It wouldn't make sense. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Domain names can be registered anywhere and there are lots of registrars. It's not relevant to where the files are hosted or stored. I can't imagine anyone starting up a stock library and not having their own server. It wouldn't make sense. Alan True but they will probably buy space in a data centre for their servers to get access to high-speed, high-bandwidth connections, power and physical security and all the complex and specialist services that go with running a major server farm. They may actually rent the servers from the data centre so they do not have to worry about technology refreshes etc. It is something a lot of major organisations do, including government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Given their vulnerability, I'd also make a guess that the actual location of servers is a corporate secret - as you'd expect. Having said that, it's a question I often ask myself. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Try Whois? wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Given their vulnerability, I'd also make a guess that the actual location of servers is a corporate secret - as you'd expect. Having said that, it's a question I often ask myself. Richard. Indeed they are, some feel rather akin to a James Bond villains lair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Given their vulnerability, I'd also make a guess that the actual location of servers is a corporate secret - as you'd expect. Having said that, it's a question I often ask myself. Richard. Indeed they are, some feel rather akin to a James Bond villains lair! It's not that hard to find at all. They are indistinct boxes in industrial parks usually. This particular one's servers in Amsterdam are located in a building opposite of a home-improvement store I regularly visit. And I had never noticed it. Yes there is a bit of barbed wire, not all that much. One giveaway: very little parking space. The name is on the gate, but it's a tiny sign. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Given their vulnerability, I'd also make a guess that the actual location of servers is a corporate secret - as you'd expect. Having said that, it's a question I often ask myself. Richard. Indeed they are, some feel rather akin to a James Bond villains lair! It's not that hard to find at all. They are indistinct boxes in industrial parks usually. This particular one's servers in Amsterdam are located in a building opposite of a home-improvement store I regularly visit. And I had never noticed it. Yes there is a bit of barbed wire, not all that much. One giveaway: very little parking space. The name is on the gate, but it's a tiny sign. wim The villains lair comment was more in regard to the internal security. Nondescript boxes on industrial estates is right but the owners (Fujitsu and the like) can get very twitchy when clients refer to the site explicitly rather simply calling it the generic "Southern Data Centre" or whatever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Iowa. I guess there is more than corn, soybeans, and hogs there. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/why-are-so-many-data-centers-built-in-iowa/418005/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 There goes my theory of a shoebox under the stairs in Abingdon. Actually, that IS where a back up copy of our web site is stored!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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