[via Matt Cutts]

Matt Cutts, if you don’t yet know him, is an employee of Google since January 2000 (Software Engineering). Matt is posting about a new data center Google is currently testing with some new algorithms. You can test it on http://66.249.93.104. This new data center is called Bigdaddy. This new stuff should be put in production in 1-2 months from now on. If you want to know if your Google position will change or not, have a look ;-)

Q: Do you expect this to become the default source of web results? How long will it take?
A: Yes, I do expect Bigdaddy to become the default source of web results. The length of the transition will depend on lots of different issues. Right now I’m guessing 1-2 months, but if I find out more specifics I’ll let you know.

Q: What’s new and different in Bigdaddy?
A: It has some new infrastructure, not just better algorithms or different data. Most of the changes are under the hood, enough so that an average user might not even notice any difference in this iteration.

Q: What else can you tell me about Bigdaddy?
A: In my opinion, this data center improves in several of the ways that you’d measure a search engine. But for now, the main feedback we’re looking for is just general quality and canonicalization.