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Report – Apple may double size of North Carolina data center
Apple’s Data Center in NC is a behemoth, measures in at 500,00 square feet, and is one of the largest data centers anywhere on earth. But there’s more to this baby than mere size as Apple has plans to invest more than one billion dollars into the data center, a dollar amount which surpasses the […]
Continue reading...Apple paid $1.7 million for less than 1 acre of land for its North Carolina Data Center
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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For the past few months, Apple has been ramping up activity in anticipation of opening up its planned 500,000 square foot data center in North Carolina, one of the largest of its kind in the world. All told, Apple is planning to invest approximately $1 billion into the data center, a dollar amount which easily […]
Continue reading...Apple ramps up hiring at North Carolina data center
Friday, March 26, 2010
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9to5Mac reports that Apple is ramping up the list of available positions for its new and massive data center in North Carolina. Some of the new positions Apple is seeking include a Data Center Mechanical Technician, a Data Center Electrical Technician, a Data Center Site Coordinator, and a Data Center Site Services Manager. Apple’s Data […]
Continue reading...Aerial video footage of Apple’s new Data Center in North Carolina
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Apple’s is in the midst of setting up an impressively large 500,000 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina, making it nearly 5 times larger than Apple’s data center in Newark, California. The size of Apple’s new data center makes it one of the biggest in the world, and the $1 billion its investing in the site […]
Continue reading...Apple’s purchase of Lala suggests Apple is making a huge push into cloud-computing
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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Apple recently finalized a deal to acquire Lala, a four year old startup that lets users purchase and download songs or stream them from the cloud at a rate of $0.10 per song. The purchase may seem curious on its own, but may be a part of Apple’s broader efforts to make a concerted push […]
Continue reading...Is Apple making a push for cloud computing with its new “big-ass” data center?
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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Earlier this week, we reported that Apple recently hired a former eBay Data Center executive to head up operations at its planned 500,00 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina. But the extremely large space Apple has in the works begs the question – what exactly is Apple planning to do with such a […]
Continue reading...Apple hires former eBay executive as new Director of Global Data Center Operations
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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Apple recently hired former eBay Data Center executive Olivier Sanche to take on the role of Apple’s Director of Global Data Center Operations. The timing of the hire isn’t coincidental (then again, are they ever?) in light of Apple’s recent decision to open an enormous $1 billion data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Dave Ohara […]
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Friday, October 22, 2010
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