Facebook has selected Ireland as the location for its 2nd data center in Europe. Ireland has been Facebook’s international headquarters since 2009.
The new facility, which will be located in Clonee, County Meath, will run entirely on the renewal energy resources (wind) already available in Ireland and cooled by outside air. The data center will employ the latest designs from the Open Compute Project. The facility is expected to come online in late 2017 or early 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/clonee-data-center/hello-clonee/643756702431644
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