Apple May Build Oregon Data Center Next To Facebook's 91
1sockchuck writes "Apple may build a huge new data center next door to the Facebook server farm in rural Prineville, Oregon. Slashdot has previously noted the potential that Prineville could become a data center mecca due to its climate, which is ideal for using fresh air to cool servers. The scenario could mirror the trend in rural North Carolina, where both Apple and Facebook have built data centers. It's always been likely that Apple will need at least one other large data center complex to provide backup capabilities for the facility in North Carolina."
Opportunity (Score:4, Interesting)
Ok who else... (Score:2, Interesting)
Looked at zillow upon reading this to see if prineville was worth moving to.
Not bad pricing actually, but lacks some good homes larger than starter. I'm curious if a data center has a need for a good programmer or if they would be hiring grunts while all the tech work is done else where
Re:Facebook should patent Oregon datacenters (Score:4, Interesting)
Wrong, Sir. Facebook is obviously infringing on apple's intellectual property by building a data center that has 4 walls, a floor, and a ceiling.
Re:better a little more north (Score:2, Interesting)
You missed one... Airport. All good datacenters are located rather close to a major commercial passenger airport, for easy access.