Aerial Footage of Apple's North Carolina Data Center

[SlamJam12]

Data Center

I don't understand the space for this facility. What purpose is this building going to serve for Apple other than the rumored cloud-based iTunes? I don't have much knowledge on this subject. I just find it different for Apple with the location and the size of the area.

 

[eah2119]

I was thinking about this and possibly, this could be for online backup. Time Machine doesn't have any capabilities for backing up your data to the cloud. I would like this a lot. You wouldn't have to take your backup drive with you while traveling and you wouldn't have to plug it in every time you want to back up. Although, this isn't ideal for backing up say 100 GB for people with low bandwidths you could choose to back up you music and documents only. What do you think?

 

[eah2119]

How much data would you say could be held in that 500,000 square foot building? It doesn't say anything unless you know how much storage per unit of area.

 

[lPHONE]

now that apple is so big, i don't know if i like them anymore...

 

[penter]

How much data would you say could be held in that 500,000 square foot building? It doesn't say anything unless you know how much storage per unit of area.

Approximately a zillion zettabytes. its on wikipedia.

 

[Epsilon88]

Lol, this looks very un-Apple-like. Guess it's more efficient than stylish.

 

[KidIcarus412]

Style doesn't matter when its essentially in the middle of no where and is not a place customers can visit. It's purely a necessary part of being a tech company. Nothing fancy like their retail stores.

 

[Meldar]

now that apple is so big, i don't know if i like them anymore...

Apple's always been big...no matter how they come across in different situations, they'll always be a big corporation with a corporation's goals and underlying means of functionality.

That said, one does have to wonder what's in store with this massive expansion (if that's really all it is).