Facebook building $1b data center
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Reports out of Richmond say that Facebook is moving in next door. The tech giant is said to be building a $1 billion data centerin eastern Henrico County, a few miles east of town.
The first phase of Facebook’s new facility will span 970,000 square feet and add more than 100 full-time jobs to the area. As currently envisioned, follow-up phases would bring that total up to 2.5 million square feet and 240 full-time jobs.
The data center(s) will be on a 328-acre site at Technology Boulevard and Portugee Road within the White Oak Technology Park. That’s the complex which also happens to also house the 1.3 million square foot former Qimonda semiconductor plant that is now a giant QTS data center.
Virginia as a whole has been a hot infrastructure market lately. The construction of the new MAREA cable system is bringing the state its own submarine cable access point at Virginia Beach, and new fiber has been put in the ground and on poles throughout the region in anticipation.
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Q.Where exactly in Virginia is Facebook building this new data centre?
Where exactly in Virginia is Facebook building this new data centre?
The data centre will be located in eastern Henrico County, a few miles east of Richmond. It will be built on a 328-acre site at Technology Boulevard and Portugee Road, within the White Oak Technology Park.
Q.How many full-time jobs will the data centre create in the long term?
How many full-time jobs will the data centre create in the long term?
The first phase of the facility will add more than 100 full-time jobs. Follow-up phases are envisioned to increase the total number of full-time jobs to 240.
Q.What other significant infrastructure developments are happening in Virginia?
What other significant infrastructure developments are happening in Virginia?
Virginia is also gaining its own submarine cable access point at Virginia Beach, thanks to the construction of the new MAREA cable system. New fibre has also been laid across the region in anticipation of these developments.
Q.What is the initial size of the Facebook data centre, and how large could it become?
What is the initial size of the Facebook data centre, and how large could it become?
The first phase of Facebook's new facility will span 970,000 square feet. As currently envisioned, follow-up phases would bring the total size up to 2.5 million square feet.
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