Inside Google's high-tech data centres

Google has provided a rare glimpse into its state-of-the-art data centres in an attempt to demystify the "physical internet".  

Linked gallery: Photos: Inside Google's high-tech data centres

The photo gallery is taken from eight Google data centres from around the world, spanning everything from water storage and cooling systems to robotic tape libraries. 

"When you're on a Google website, you're accessing one of the most powerful server networks in the known Universe. But what does that actually look like? Here's your chance to see inside what we're calling the physical Internet," Google stated.

Google is also offering a virtual tour of its North Carolina data centre via Street View.

Click on the above photos to see the highlights.