• Facebook Still Expanding in Leased Data Center Space

    June 4th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    As 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

  • The Inside Scoop on Facebook’s Data Centers

    May 30th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    With 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

  • Why Facebook’s IPO is Good for the Data Center Industry

    May 18th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Facebook '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

  • Facebook’s North Carolina Data Center Goes Live

    April 20th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Facebook 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

  • George Takei Helps Facebook Debug MySQL

    March 7th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Star 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

  • Facebook’s $1 Billion Data Center Network

    February 2nd, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Facebook has invested more than $1 billion in the infrastructure that powers its social network, which now serves more than 845 million users a month around the globe. The company spent $606 million on servers, storage, network gear and data centers in 2011, and expects to spend another $500 million this year. Read More

  • Facebook Has Spent $210 Million on Oregon Data Center

    January 30th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Facebook has invested $210 million to build and equip the first phase of its new data center in Prineville, Oregon, which has a capacity of 28 megawatts of power, the company and local economic development officials revealed this week. Read More

  • Facebook Faces Taxing Problem In Prineville

    January 23rd, 2012 : John Rath

    A property tax dispute in Oregon is focused on Facebook's Prineville data center, prompting the Oregon Department of Revenue and local legislators searching for a fix. Read More

  • Google Energy Czar Weihl Moves to Facebook

    December 20th, 2011 : Rich Miller

    Bill Weihl, who was the "Green Energy Czar" at Google, will begin a similar position at Facebook next month. Weihl's hiring comes as Facebook is deepending its commitment to use renewable energy as part of an agreement with Greenpeace. Read More

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