Google's storage capacity and sheer processing power

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==Description==

Google has an estimated 150 000 servers, which enables the company to do anything it wants. Having so many servers with each day increasing numbers gives Google the flexibility to launch new products that requires huge amount of storage capacity and sheer processing power such as Google Base and Google Earth.

==Enablers==

Increasing number of servers each day

Financial strenght

Different vendors for the supply of servers

Inexpensive hardware