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Facebook Building World's 'Most Advanced' Data Center In Irish Village (thestack.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the building-it-better dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Facebook has announced it is building a new data center in Clonee, Ireland, a small village close to Dublin. The facility, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims will be one of the "most advanced and energy efficient data centers in the world," will be the social network's second outside of the U.S., and its sixth globally. The new center will be located just a 30-minute drive from Facebook's international headquarters in the country's capital. It is expected to cost €200 million and employ around 2,000 people during the construction phase. The company hopes to open the facility in early 2018.

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  1. well, can't be solar powered by turkeydance · · Score: 3

    not even a little bit.

  2. World's "Most Advanced" Tax Dodging Scheme by nuckfuts · · Score: 3, Funny

    FTFY

  3. Re:Can't be too much competition... by Trepidity · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Irish village" here is a bit of a euphemism for "Dublin suburb". And the Dublin suburbs have plenty of datacenters.

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