• The iDataCenter and the Eye in the Sky

    June 1st, 2011 : Rich Miller

    The web was awash in conspiracy theories Wednesday after the new Apple data center in Maiden, North Carolina "suddenly" appeared on satellite imagery from Google Maps. Were there cahoots between the two companies? It doesn't look that way. Are there facilities that are "stealthed" on Google Maps? Yep. Read More

  • Apple Confirms the Approach of the iCloud

    May 31st, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Apple today confirmed that it will announce details for "iCloud, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering," at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference next Monday. Read More

  • Apple Adding Data Center in Silicon Valley

    May 18th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Apple is expanding its Internet infrastructure with a new data center in Silicon Valley, as it prepares to bring additional server and storage capacity online later this year. The new server space provides additional data center capacity at a time when Apple is rumored to be preparing a cloud computing service. Read More

  • New Video: Exterior of the Apple iDataCenter

    April 25th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    A video report from a Charlotte news station provides views of the exterior of the new Apple data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Read More

  • Greenpeace: Apple’s Power ‘Dirty, Dangerous’

    April 22nd, 2011 : Rich Miller

    The environmental group Greenpeace has identified Apple as the leading offender in using energy from "dirty" sources to power its data centers, including coal and nuclear power. Read More

  • Rumor Patrol: More Apple Data Centers?

    April 12th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Analysts at Jeffries & Co. are now predicting that Apple will build additional data centers in the U.S. and Europe to support a global streaming video service to compete with Netfix and YouTube. Does the speculation add up? Read More

  • Report: Apple Buying Boatloads of Storage

    April 6th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Apple has bought storage equipment from Isilon Systems that can support 12 petabytes of scale-out storage, according to a report in a storage industry publication. The report has sparked a new flurry of speculation about Apple's plans for its North Carolina data center. Read More

  • After Delays, iDataCenter Set for Spring Debut

    February 24th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    The huge new Apple data center in North Carolina has apparently hit some delays but will open this spring, the company said yesterday at its annual meeting. Apple also reaffirmed that the facility in Maiden, N.C. will support its iTunes and MobileMe services. Read More

  • MobileMe: Cloudy Front End for the iDataCenter?

    February 14th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Apple may retool its MobileMe service as a free "cloud locker" to store music, videos and photos, according to the Wall Street Journal. Is this service the driving force behind Apple's construction of a massive data center in North Carolina? Read More

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