ShortFlip (an online men’s magazine) has a story about some of the awesome technology that’s bringing the Torino Olympics to the world, and keeping everyone there connected while the games go on. Here’s a short excerpt from the piece that should give you an idea of what’s going on over there:
This infrastructure includes 385 servers, 5,000 computers, 700 printers, 22,000 miles of cable, and 950 commentator information terminals. Over 100,000 man hours of testing went into preparing one of the most secure and redundant computer networks on Earth. Not surprisingly, the IT staff is working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the full two-week duration of the Olympic events to keep things that way.
Between this awesome network, the computers behind it, and cameras that can take 1,000 photos in the span of 1 second, there’s a ton of gear that’s bringing the Torino olympics to life for millions watching around the world like never before! Check out the whole article below: