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Facebook Hosts 10 Billion Photos
October 15th, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook now hosts 10 billion photos, and is adding 2 terabytes a day of photo storage. That will mean more servers and more data center space. Read More
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The Dell-Facebook Cloud Dissipates
August 28th, 2008 : Rich MillerLast week we picked up on a report of what appeared to be a significant pending announcement that Facebook and Dell are “working together on a project that will represent ‘the next generation of cloud computing,’” noting that although there’s “lots of hype around cloud projects, this is one to watch.” Or not. Execs from Facebook [...] Read More
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Facebook, Dell to Team on Cloud Computing
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook and Dell (DELL) are working together on a project that will represent "the next generation of cloud computing." This can't be good news for Rackable (RACK). Read More
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The Backstory: Facebook's Virginia Data Center
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook engineer Jason Sobel provides some background on the company's data center expansion in Ashburn, Virginia. Read More
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The Backstory: Facebook’s Virginia Data Center
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook engineer Jason Sobel provides some background on the company's data center expansion in Ashburn, Virginia. Read More
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Facebook: Better Cloud Servers Needed
June 26th, 2008 : Rich MillerWho has the best cloud server? Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook have huge requirements, and vendors are taking notice. Read More
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Facebook Borrows $100 Million to Buy Servers
May 12th, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook has arranged new financing to buy $100 million worth of servers. Read More
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Facebook Now Running 10,000 Web Servers
April 23rd, 2008 : Rich MillerFacebook is now running 10,000 servers, including 1,800 MySQL servers that are overseen by just two database administrators. Read More
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MySpace Bests Facebook on Uptime
February 26th, 2008 : Rich MillerMySpace has had better uptime than Facebook thus far in 2008, and both are faring better than LinkedIn. Read More
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Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
