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Facebook Makes Big Investment in Data Centers
September 14th, 2009 : Rich MillerFacebook has made a major commitment to its future infrastructure, locking down a large chunk of data center in northern Virginia that will provide space for thousands of additional servers from 2011 forward. Read More
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Just In Case: Facebook's "Nuclear Option"
July 2nd, 2009 : Rich MillerThe recent launch of Facebook usernames was a "unique in its potential for trouble" and led the social network to prepare "nuclear options" involving turning off popular features to keep the site online. Read More
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Just In Case: Facebook’s “Nuclear Option”
July 2nd, 2009 : Rich MillerThe recent launch of Facebook usernames was a "unique in its potential for trouble" and led the social network to prepare "nuclear options" involving turning off popular features to keep the site online. Read More
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Facebook: Managing Epic Growth in Real-Time
June 23rd, 2009 : Rich MillerFacebook has managed epic growth by cultivating a culture of collaboration between engineering and operations, two groups that often are in conflict, according to VP of technical operations Jonathan Heiliger. Read More
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Facebook Chat: 1 Billion Messages A Day
June 15th, 2009 : Rich MillerActivity on Facebook Chat has reached 1 billion messages per day, the company said on its Facebook Engineering blog. Read More
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Facebook: $20 Million a Year on Data Centers
May 18th, 2009 : Rich MillerFacebook appears to be spending between about $20 million to $25 million a year for the data center space that houses its servers, according to an analysis of the company's data center infrastructure. Read More
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A Look Inside Facebook's Data Center
April 17th, 2009 : Rich MillerIf your users are uploading 40 million photos a day, what does your data center look like? A new video provides a look at one of Facebook's data center facilities. Read More
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A Look Inside Facebook’s Data Center
April 17th, 2009 : Rich MillerIf your users are uploading 40 million photos a day, what does your data center look like? A new video provides a look at one of Facebook's data center facilities. Read More
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Facebook Expanding its Data Centers. Again
March 30th, 2009 : Rich MillerFacebook has recently signed two leases for additional data center space as it expands its infrastructure to support the social network's phenomenal growth. Read More
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