VanBuren Posted November 7, 2011 CID Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hello all, just wanted to share some great news from my hometown Luleå, with 75 000 Citizen Facebook Builds First European Data Center in Lulea, Sweden Facebook today announced that it will locate its third data center in Lulea, Sweden, which lies near the Arctic Circle. The data center is Facebook’s first data center in Europe and will serve more than 800 million Facebook users. “After a rigorous review process of sites across Europe, we concluded that Lulea offered the best package of resources – including a suitable climate for environmental cooling, clean power resources, available land, talented regional workforce and supportive business and corporate environment”, says Tom Furlong, Director of Site Operations at Facebook.................................... http://www.lulea.se/download/18.8681c901332188d51580002309/press-release_eng_111027.pdf http://investors.swecogroup.com/files/press/sweco/201110312227-1.jpg http://www.swecogroup.com/en/Sweco-group/Press/Press-releases/?p=press&afw_id=1216890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted November 7, 2011 CID Share Posted November 7, 2011 wow...that's good news for lulea...that will bring a wealth of new jobs to that town...is that where you still are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted November 7, 2011 Author CID Share Posted November 7, 2011 I live about 20 kilometers southwest of Luleå, only a few hundred meters from where I work, I see them harvesting the forest now and build up the soil. That means jobs and skills to the region, not to mention the infrastructure for the Internet in the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 7, 2011 CID Share Posted November 7, 2011 Happy for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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