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Facebook Adapts Open Compute for Colo Space
October 25th, 2012 : Rich MillerWill the Open Compute Project's uber-efficient open source hardware designs would ever be available at your local colocation center? It's taken 18 months, but Facebook has now shared details of its first use of Open Compute hardware in its third-party colo space. Read More
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Estimate: Facebook Running 180,000 Servers
August 15th, 2012 : Rich MillerLike most large data center operators, Facebook doesn't disclose how many servers it has running in its data centers. But James Hamilton has used the company's recent disclosures about its energy usage to do some interesting math to try and put together an estimate. Read More
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Facebook’s Energy Use Focused in Colo Space
August 8th, 2012 : Rich MillerFacebook has been building some of the world's most efficient data centers. But its leased space accounts for 85 percent of its data center energy use, and will continue to have a big impact on its carbon footprint for several more years. Read More
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Closer Look: Facebook’s New Server, Storage Designs
June 27th, 2012 : Rich MillerFacebook is ready for act two of its mission to disrupt the data center. Barely a year after unveiling its custom hardware, the social network has retooled its server and storage designs to conform to its Open Rack enclosure, which widens the equipment trays to make servers easier to cool and maintain. Read More
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Facebook Still Expanding in Leased Data Center Space
June 4th, 2012 : Rich MillerAs it invests hundreds of millions of dollars in building its own data centers around the world, Facebook is also continuing to invest in third-party data center space data center space in Silicon Valley and northern Virginia. The decision is tied to the economics of data center construction and the continuing importance of technology hubs where networks converge. Read More
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The Inside Scoop on Facebook’s Data Centers
May 30th, 2012 : Rich MillerWith more than 900 million active users, Facebook is the busiest site on the Internet and has built an extensive infrastructure to support this rapid growth. We've compiled Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Facebook’s Data Centers into a one-stop resource, the new and totally updated Facebook Data Center FAQ. Read More
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Why Facebook’s IPO is Good for the Data Center Industry
May 18th, 2012 : Rich MillerFacebook 's IPO will be good news to many of Facebook's employees and investors. But it also is a positive development for the data center industry, providing Facebook with lots of capital and motivation to wield it in ways that satisfy Wall Street analysts and the company's investors. And that means building more data centers. Read More
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Facebook’s North Carolina Data Center Goes Live
April 20th, 2012 : Rich MillerFacebook is now running its custom Internet infrastructure in a warmer climate. Facebook's new data center in Forest City, North Carolina is online and has begun serving live traffic, the company said Thursday. Read More
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George Takei Helps Facebook Debug MySQL
March 7th, 2012 : Rich MillerStar Trek veteran George Takei has made memorable cameo appearances on network TV shows, including Heroes, The Big Bang Theory, Celebrity Apprentice - and now on the Facebook Engineering blog. Read More
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