We sincerely believe that Wired magazine and periodical is an absolute pioneer in technology news and education and have been fans of their work for a very long time. They recently posted a piece about Facebook that we wanted to share regarding how the social networking giant plans to store their huge amounts of backup data in a secure and cost-efficient way.
According to Wired, Facebook will using a mini data centre it is the process of building to house their emergency back-up data. Located near another massive (330,000 square foot) data storage facility in Prineville, Oregon, the new building has been dubbed ‘Sub-Zero’.
The facility is planned to feature a new type of cold deep storage hard-disk server that uses minimal power. According to Tom Furlong, the VP of site operations, the system, which will be developed over the next six to nine months, will save energy by powering off when it is not being used.
The building is expected to cover 62,000 square feet and feature very quiet rows of machines clicking on and off, according to Furlong. Although early in design stages the expectation is that a rack of Facebook’s servers will consume 1.5 kW as compared to its current consumption of 4.5 kilowatts.
Facebook is far from being the only company that is building smaller data centre next to its own much larger facilities. Apple is also in the process of building a 23,000 square foot building beside its Maiden, North Carolina facility. Although no one knows what that new building is for, Apple is referring to it as a “tactical data centre”.
Facebook will continue to store live data for backup purposes however having an emergency backup available is always suggested when 900 plus million people use your service.
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