Comments on: Facebook to Build Its Own Data Centers

By: Data Centers: For When The Cloud is Not Enough « SafaHosting

Data Centers: For When The Cloud is Not Enough « SafaHosting — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:16:53 +0000

[...] centers after initially relying on third-party providers. Facebook is building a new data center in Prineville, Oregon, while Twitter this week unveiled plans for a custom data center near Salt Lake [...]

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:25:54 +0000

Facebook is a company who is growing its user base at an alarming rate and should be a significant player in our future. Facebook is deciding to develop their own data centers is a very smart move on their part…Two thumbs up!

By: Inside the Webb

Inside the Webb — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:33:15 +0000

This is some pretty cool news. I don’t fully understand how to manage servers and all that, but I do know Facebook gets enough traffic where it should be running it’s own Data center at this point.

By: Vasilis Pasparas

Vasilis Pasparas — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:53:07 +0000

Great to see that social networks are evolving.

Also on our end at Bloghology Network for Bloggers we are in the proccess of designing our own Datacenter to serve our companies users, partners etc.

The first Datacenter willbe localted in Iasi, Romania to cover our European users needs.

By: Facebook bouwt eigen datacenters | Niet nuttig, of wel?

Facebook bouwt eigen datacenters | Niet nuttig, of wel? — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:59:26 +0000

[...] geleased, maar zou nu de stap zetten naar een eigen infrastructuur. Het nieuws wordt gemeld door Datacenterknowledge, dat wijst naar een datacenterproject in de Amerikaanse staat Oregon dat deze week nog wordt [...]

By: Facebook Gets Into Customized Data Centers

Facebook Gets Into Customized Data Centers — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:02:22 +0000

[...] Rich Miller reported yesterday, "Facebook has decided to begin building its own data centers, and may announce its first facility as soon as tomorrow. The fast-growing social network has previously leased server space from wholesale data center providers, but has grown to the point where the economics favor a shift to a custom-built infrastructure." [...]

By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 21, 2010

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 21, 2010 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:14:46 +0000

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By: Facebook Matures, Will Build Its Own Data Center – GigaOM

Facebook Matures, Will Build Its Own Data Center – GigaOM — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:53:55 +0000

[...] data center won’t open until the middle of next year, and it will still lease data center space in other parts of the country, but for the site with 350 million users, it has clearly reached a point where it can plunk down [...]

By: Facebook Building its Own Data Center in Oregon

Facebook Building its Own Data Center in Oregon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:44:50 +0000

[...] After having rented out data center space in Silicon Valley and elsewhere for years, Facebook is now building its own data center in scenic Prineville, located in central Oregon. It’s a symbolic [...]

By: Facebook Building its Own Data Center in Oregon

Facebook Building its Own Data Center in Oregon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:21:33 +0000

[...] having rented out data center space in Silicon Valley and elsewhere for years, Facebook is now building its own data center in scenic Prineville, located in central Oregon. It’s a symbolic [...]