11 posts and columns on Maiden

Apple Starts Work on Oregon Data Center

in News on April 23 at 11:45 am PT

Apple has broken ground on its next big data center.
Apple_datacenter

Greenpeace’s Hazy iCloud Numbers

in News on April 17 at 12:51 pm PT

How clean is Apple’s iCloud? Evidently, a lot cleaner than Greenpeace says it is.
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Apple’s Secret Solar Farm [Updated]

in News on October 26, 2011 at 8:10 am PT

When Apple next breaks ground in Maiden, N.C., it won’t be to build a second data center alongside its vast Catawba County facility. Instead, it will be to construct a massive solar farm to power it.
solar_farm

Apple's Data Center Buildup Goes Bicoastal

in News on May 19, 2011 at 1:20 pm PT

A new and interesting development in Apple’s evolving data center strategy. The company has reportedly purchased some additional data center capacity at a new facility Dupont Fabros is building in Santa Clara, Calif.

Now That's Big Data: Apple Orders 12 Petabytes of Storage Gear From EMC

in Enterprise on April 6, 2011 at 11:42 am PT

Apple’s new cloud-based iteration of iTunes will need some serious data storage. According to one report, the company has turned to the newly acquired EMC unit Isilon Systems to get it, and in a big way.

Apple's Area 51: The Truth Is Out There

in Mobile on March 23, 2011 at 4:50 am PT

Scheduled to go live sometime this spring, Apple’s 505,000-square-foot North Carolina data center is, according to COO Tim Cook, intended to support iTunes and MobileMe. But we don’t yet know in what capacity, and Cook’s remark, which is at once unambiguous and utterly cryptic, leaves plenty of room for speculation. And theories about the potential capabilities of this new facility abound.

Apple's N.C. Data Center Intended for iTunes, MobileMe

in News on February 23, 2011 at 1:05 pm PT

Apple’s finally getting ready to light up its North Carolina data center. Asked about the facility during the company’s shareholder meeting today, COO Tim Cook said it’s on track to open this spring.

Superpoke! Facebook Chooses N.C. for $450M Data Center

in News on November 11, 2010 at 10:50 am PT

Add Facebook to the list of tech titans building data centers in North Carolina. The social networking phenom today said it plans to build a $450 million data center in Rutherford County, N.C.–about 65 miles west of Charlotte.

Apple Owns Another 70 Acres Near NC Data Center

in News on October 27, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

Turns out Apple’s real estate investments in Maiden, N.C., extend a bit further than the parcel where the company is currently finishing up work on its North Carolina data center.

Was Apple Planning on Doubling Its North Carolina Data Center All Along?

in News on October 25, 2010 at 8:19 am PT

A quick update on Apple’s Maiden, N.C., data center and my post last week reporting that the company was considering doubling its size. Over the weekend, N.C. realtor Bill Wagenseller shot some new aerial video of the site that shows additional construction underway behind the current data center, which would seem to support that claim.