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Facebook Saves Big By Retooling its Cooling
October 14th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Facebook retooled the cooling system in one of its existing data centers in Santa Clara, reducing the facility's annual energy bill by $229,000 and earning a $294,761 rebate from Silicon Valley Power. Here are details of its presentation at the Data Center Efficiency Summit. Read More
The Complete Guide to Facebook’s Data Centers
September 27th, 2010 : Rich Miller
We’ve written a lot about Facebook’s infrastructure, and have compiled this information into the Facebook Data Center FAQ (or "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Facebook's Data Centers"). Read More
Greenpeace vs. Facebook, Continued
September 16th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Greenpeace issues the latest in its ongoing series of critques of Facebook's energy sourcing for its Oregon data center. This time it's a cartoon video. Read More
Facebook: $50 Million A Year on Data Centers
September 16th, 2010 : Rich Miller
An analysis of Facebook's spending with data center developers indicates that the company is now paying about $50 million a year to lease data center space, up from about $20 million last year. Read More
Facebook Responds to Greenpeace Letter
September 2nd, 2010 : Rich Miller
Facebook has responded to Greenpeace International's latest critiique, defending its decision to build an energy-efficient custom data center as the best path to reducing its carbon output. Read More
Greenpeace, Facebook & the Media Megaphone
September 1st, 2010 : Rich Miller
Greenpeace grabbed a fresh round of headlines today with a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg restating its objections to Facebook's energy sourcing for its new data center in Oregon. Read More
Facebook: No Plans to Use ARM Servers
August 25th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Facebook says it is always seeking better efficiency, but has no plans to deploy ARM servers in its new Oregon data center, debunking a report on a hardware blog. Read More
Google & Facebook: A Tale of Two Data Centers
August 10th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Do you pursue James Bond-level secrecy for your data center, or invite the mayor in for a tour? An Oregon paper presents a "study in contrasts" between the Google facility in The Dalles and the new Facebook facility being built in Prineville, Oregon. Read More
Facebook Will Double Size of Oregon Data Center
July 30th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Facebook said today that it will double the size of its first company-built data center in Prineville, Oregon, which is currently under construction. The additional phase will bring the size of the facility to 307,000 square feet. Read More