Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
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Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
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Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#2I feel like this story sounds a little like something from Robopocalypse :)
Seriously though, kudos for them if they can capitalize on natural cooling.
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#3He said European users would get better performance from having a node for data traffic closer to them.
That's for sure. Did they previously have at least a CDN presence in Europe?
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#4He said European users would get better performance from having a node for data traffic closer to them. That's for sure. Did they previously have at least a CDN presence in Europe?
Looks like photos and graphics are on Akamai, so yes.
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#5He said European users would get better performance from having a node for data traffic closer to them. That's for sure. Did they previously have at least a CDN presence in Europe?
They're using Akamai. My profile picture is hosted on profile.ak.fbcdn.net, which for me resolves to a machine that looks like it's in a datacenter of my ISP.
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#6What an exotic way to say "northern Sweden". These marketing people, sheesh!
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#7I feel like this story sounds a little like something from Robopocalypse :) Seriously though, kudos for them if they can capitalize on natural cooling.
It's a good move. I remember joking with a colleague once about submerging a datacenter in a lake for the same reason.
Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#8I feel like this story sounds a little like something from Robopocalypse :) Seriously though, kudos for them if they can capitalize on natural cooling.
They might save a small portion of their cooling costs. They won't go even by a long stretch. Keep in mind that in Luleå the summers reach 22-23 degrees Celsius easily. People are tanned and wear t-shirts, shorts and skirts up there during the summer just like anywhere else down south.
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Re: Facebook confirms first data center outside US on edge of Arctic Circle
#10What an exotic way to say "northern Sweden". These marketing people, sheesh!
Indeed, it's just sweden. In the summer it can be relative hot there :) The fact that it is cold over is not the main reason. Sweden is know for its good network infra