CompanyLocation DC Cost ($M) DC Size* (MW) NSA (July ‘09)Camp Williams, UT$2, Apple (May ‘09)Maiden, NC$1,00065 Social Security Admin (Feb ‘09) Baltimore, MD$40027 Facebook (Feb ‘10)Princeville, OR$21515 Internet Villages (July ‘09)Annandale, Scotland$1, Lockerbie Data Centers (Dec ‘09) Lockerbie, Scotland$1, Next Generation Data (Mar ‘10) Wales, UK$30120 DATA CENTER PROJECTS (LAST 12 MO.) Source: Company press releases * Estimates based on $15M/MW build out cost
BING SEARCHES – Japan VS. Great Britain Source: Microsoft
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Midsize Company Example
BUSINESS APPS COLLABORATIONSTORAGEPLATFORMMANAGEMENTPRODUCTIVITY COMMUNICATIONS
Usage Compute Time Average Inactivity Period Compute Time Average Usage Compute Time Compute Time Average Usage
$0.15 per GB for data transfers from European & North American locations $0.20 per GB for data transfers from other locations $0.01 per 10,000 transactions
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