Facebook Lays Groundwork for Data Center in Ireland
Facebook chose Clonee in Ireland’s Meath County as the site for its second data center in Europe and fifth overall.
Facebook chose Clonee in Ireland’s Meath County as the site for its second data center in Europe and fifth overall.
TheJournal.ie reported that the social network submitted its plan to the Meath County Council for a 50,000-square-meter (164,000-square-foot) complex with two buildings, which would include an upgrade of Kilbride Road. A third building would be added in a second development phase.
Facebook would invest some €200 million ($225 million), according to TheJournal.ie, and its staff in Ireland would top 1,000.
Facebook director of data center strategic engineering Rachel Peterson said, as reported by TheJournal.ie:
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