Data Centers

PristonPriston Member Posts: 999 ■■■■□□□□□□
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I've been looking around trying to find who has data centers located in NC, VA, and MD.
Are data centers typically in the middle of nowhere?
Most of the data centers I'm finding are out in the middle of nowhere it seems.

Forest, NC - Facebooks is building a data center
Maiden, NC - Apple
Lenoir, NC - Google
Reston, VA - Google
Boydton, VA - Microsoft is building a data center

Reston is the only place that isn't in the middle of nowhere...
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  • hypnotoadhypnotoad Banned Posts: 915
    Priston wrote: »
    I've been looking around trying to find who has data centers located in NC, VA, and MD.
    Are data centers typically in the middle of nowhere?
    Most of the data centers I'm finding are out in the middle of nowhere it seems.

    Forest, NC - Facebooks is building a data center
    Maiden, NC - Apple
    Lenoir, NC - Google
    Reston, VA - Google
    Boydton, VA - Microsoft is building a data center

    Reston is the only place that isn't in the middle of nowhere...

    Hard to say. I'm not from the area -- do these have something to do with all those gov't agencies around there?

    Could be something less sinister. Like they goes where the fiber goes. Maybe they got a good deal on land in the middle of no where. You could buy the entire state of Iowa for the price of having a DC in manhattan :)
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  • jamesleecolemanjamesleecoleman Member Posts: 1,899 ■■■■■□□□□□
    I went to this website to help me find data centers.
    Data Center Map

    I hope this is helpful.
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  • PristonPriston Member Posts: 999 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Thanks, this is helpful!
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  • HypntickHypntick Member Posts: 1,451 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Nice and up to date too. It no longer shows the Hilton DC in Memphis.
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  • cablegodcablegod Member Posts: 294
    Priston wrote: »
    I've been looking around trying to find who has data centers located in NC, VA, and MD.
    Are data centers typically in the middle of nowhere?
    Most of the data centers I'm finding are out in the middle of nowhere it seems.

    Forest, NC - Facebooks is building a data center
    Maiden, NC - Apple
    Lenoir, NC - Google
    Reston, VA - Google
    Boydton, VA - Microsoft is building a data center

    Reston is the only place that isn't in the middle of nowhere...

    Those guys build their DC's where they get the most tax advantages, lowest power costs, and maximized "free" cooling times. Very simple and smart on their part.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    One thing to keep in mind is that the people administering these DCs may not be in the same physical location as the DC. So if you are looking for work you might have to look elsewhere for the actual tech jobs.
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  • rwmidlrwmidl Member Posts: 807 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Here in the Charleston area Google has a data center. The only jobs I've seen advertised for it are for industrial HVAC techs.
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