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Insight 2014
15 Interesting
Tech Facts About
Las Vegas
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
You’d bet it takes a lot of technical magic to power the
city that never sleeps.
Here are 15 tech-facts to feed your inner geek.
NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved. 2Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Marco Verch
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
The world’s largest
operating data campus is
situated in southern
Nevada to avoid natural
disaster.
Switch is a 2.2M sq. ft.,
multi-campus data
storage facility housing
thousands of servers
belonging to companies
such as Google, eBay
and Zappos.
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Want to surf on the
fastest Wi-Fi around?
ARIA Wi-Fi Internet
offers a guaranteed 3
Megabit connection,
the most in the
industry.
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In 1989, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas (UNLV) was awarded
one of only 34 supercomputers
in the world as part of a federal
funding bill for the Department of
Energy to study the suitability of
building a nuclear waste
repository at Yucca Mountain.
Photo Source: UNLV.edu 5NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
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Did you know? There are 15,000
miles of neon tubing on the strip
and downtown.
That’s a lot of lights.
Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 patmurray 6NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
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Vegas Vic, the enormous neon
cowboy that towers over Fremont
Street, is the world’s largest
mechanical neon sign.
7Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 wbeemNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
The fountains of
Bellagio feature 1200
nozzles, 4500 lights,
and 8000 meters of
pipe, sitting in an 8-
acre artificial lake filled
with over 22M gallons
of water.
Small robots called
oarsmen control the
direction of the
nozzles, and a
computer system like
a performance
choreographer.
8Photo Source: Bellagio Facebook pageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Richard Martin 9NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
Las Vegas doesn’t
actually get much of its
power from Hoover Dam,
since the electric company
serving Las Vegas is NV
Energy, which owns its
own power plants.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
Where does the energy
come from?
70% of NV Energy’s power
generation for southern
Nevada comes from natural
gas fired plants.
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© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
The electric bill cost to
operate the Luxor pyramid
beam is approximately
$60 per hour.
Estimated at $600 a night!
11Photo Source: Luxor Facebook pageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
An average Las Vegas casino’s electric
bill is around $85,000 per month.
That’s about $750,000 to $1M a year.
12Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 patmurrayNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
Solidifying
CityCenter’s
commitment to
sustainability, ARIA is
the largest building in
the world with LEED
Gold status.
(Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
granted by
the U.S. Green
Building Council)
Impressive.
13Photo Source: CityCenter Facebook PageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
The Las Vegas monorail is
completely electric and
produces zero emissions. A total
of nine trains run on a single rail
that sits 30 feet above ground in
most areas, with its highest point
reaching 60 feet above the Las
Vegas Convention Center.
14Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 NikosCantirisNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
The highroller at the
Linq boasts 7.2M
pounds of steel and
112 cables.
Each cable measures
approximately 225 feet,
for a combined total of
25,256 feet.
15Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 james marvin phelpsNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
Vegas is home to
over 22,000
conventions per
year and is a proud
host of the world’s
largest consumer
technology
tradeshow, CES.
16Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Tim ShieldsNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
© 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |
It’s no accident that
casinos are absent of
clocks.
Not knowing the time
increases the sense
of freedom and
therefore helps
increase dollars spent
gambling.
Time flies when
you’re having fun.
17Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 David StanleyNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
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15 Interesting Tech Facts About Las Vegas

  • 1. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Insight 2014 15 Interesting Tech Facts About Las Vegas
  • 2. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | You’d bet it takes a lot of technical magic to power the city that never sleeps. Here are 15 tech-facts to feed your inner geek. NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved. 2Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Marco Verch
  • 3. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | The world’s largest operating data campus is situated in southern Nevada to avoid natural disaster. Switch is a 2.2M sq. ft., multi-campus data storage facility housing thousands of servers belonging to companies such as Google, eBay and Zappos. 3Photo Source: supernap.comNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 4. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Want to surf on the fastest Wi-Fi around? ARIA Wi-Fi Internet offers a guaranteed 3 Megabit connection, the most in the industry. 4Photo Source: Aria.comNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 5. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | In 1989, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was awarded one of only 34 supercomputers in the world as part of a federal funding bill for the Department of Energy to study the suitability of building a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Photo Source: UNLV.edu 5NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 6. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Did you know? There are 15,000 miles of neon tubing on the strip and downtown. That’s a lot of lights. Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 patmurray 6NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 7. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Vegas Vic, the enormous neon cowboy that towers over Fremont Street, is the world’s largest mechanical neon sign. 7Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 wbeemNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 8. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | The fountains of Bellagio feature 1200 nozzles, 4500 lights, and 8000 meters of pipe, sitting in an 8- acre artificial lake filled with over 22M gallons of water. Small robots called oarsmen control the direction of the nozzles, and a computer system like a performance choreographer. 8Photo Source: Bellagio Facebook pageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 9. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 |Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Richard Martin 9NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved. Las Vegas doesn’t actually get much of its power from Hoover Dam, since the electric company serving Las Vegas is NV Energy, which owns its own power plants.
  • 10. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Where does the energy come from? 70% of NV Energy’s power generation for southern Nevada comes from natural gas fired plants. 10Photo Source: CC BY-SA 3.0NetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 11. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | The electric bill cost to operate the Luxor pyramid beam is approximately $60 per hour. Estimated at $600 a night! 11Photo Source: Luxor Facebook pageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 12. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | An average Las Vegas casino’s electric bill is around $85,000 per month. That’s about $750,000 to $1M a year. 12Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 patmurrayNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 13. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Solidifying CityCenter’s commitment to sustainability, ARIA is the largest building in the world with LEED Gold status. (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design granted by the U.S. Green Building Council) Impressive. 13Photo Source: CityCenter Facebook PageNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 14. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | The Las Vegas monorail is completely electric and produces zero emissions. A total of nine trains run on a single rail that sits 30 feet above ground in most areas, with its highest point reaching 60 feet above the Las Vegas Convention Center. 14Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 NikosCantirisNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 15. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | The highroller at the Linq boasts 7.2M pounds of steel and 112 cables. Each cable measures approximately 225 feet, for a combined total of 25,256 feet. 15Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 james marvin phelpsNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 16. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | Vegas is home to over 22,000 conventions per year and is a proud host of the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, CES. 16Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 Tim ShieldsNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 17. © 2014 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. Insight 2014 | It’s no accident that casinos are absent of clocks. Not knowing the time increases the sense of freedom and therefore helps increase dollars spent gambling. Time flies when you’re having fun. 17Photo Source: Flickr CC 2.0 David StanleyNetApp Insight 2014. All rights reserved.
  • 18. Insight 2014 Las Vegas | MGM Grand October 27-30, 2014 @NetAppInsightUS NetAppInsightUS NetApp Insight US www.netappinsight.com #NTAPinsight