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Economies of Scale at Google

Geoff Riley

29th October 2012

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The economies of scale at Google are impressive and in some cases breath-taking. This visual tour provides a rich example of the size and complexity of the data centres that power the world's biggest search engine. If you are looking for some more impressive images of economies of scale in action, here is a picture tour of a Sainsburys distribution centre from a couple of years back

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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