Facebook is opening a data centre in Lapland. Apparently the location was chosen for its natural cooling abilities - data centres get pretty hot, Lapland gets pretty cold, Facebook can use Lapland's cold to stop their data centre getting too hot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15477194
It all makes perfect sense, but I just can't quite square it with my image of snow dusted trees, sleighs and reindeer.
I thought all the cooling Finns were just over the border?
ReplyDeleteI think you could get a call from Facebook any time, Richard - they clearly need a man with your foresight on their team!
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