Google’s application and network architecture is designed for maximum reliability and uptime. Because data is distributed across Google’s servers and data centers, your data will still be accessible if a machine fails—or even if an entire data center goes down. Google owns and operates data centers around the world to keep the services you use running 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Our integrated approach to infrastructure security works in concert across multiple layers: hardware infrastructure, service deployment, user identity, storage, Internet communication, and operations security.