Monday, October 31, 2011

Server farm in Arctic circle

When I worked at the computing services department at FGCU, I went into our server room. The room was freezing cold. It has its own AC device attached to the room to accommodate for the hot temperatures of the server. So I can just imagine what a company like Facebook has to deal with!!


This article really interested me!! It was tech and green :)

Facebook will  be building a server farm near the arctic circle! This building will comprise three server halls covering an area about the size of 11 football fields and will take advantage of the region's cool temperatures to keep its equipment cold. The Lulea River, which is said to produce twice as much hydro-electric power as the Hoover Dam, is expected to provide much of the center's power. I wonder if you can see it from space!!!

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