What hardware and software powers Googlebot?

Hi Matt, Could you give any insight into the sort of hardware and/or server-side software which power a typical Googlebot (web crawler) server? Tristan Perry, Cardiff, UK Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and look for an announcement when we take new questions: twitter.com More videos: www.youtube.com Webmaster Central Blog: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Webmaster Central: www.google.com