Facebook Datacenters – Mindblowing Numbers…
As I put more and more proposals and presentations together for businesses these days, I have an opportunity to delve a little bit deeper into the history, stats, and innerworkings of the social media system because that’s what everyone is really interested in right now. Not that I’m not interested in it too… I love social media. And big numbers.
Anyway, in my “delving”, I ran across this video about Facebook Datacenters that is just so awesome that I had to share it. I’ve actually watched it many times and I don’t generally do that. Here are a few stats that are well over 6 months old so feel free to multiply them by some obscene number to get the current rates:
The company’s data centers store more than 40 billion photos, and users upload 40 million new photos each day – about 2,000 photos every second. Not surprisingly, the racks are packed. The facility is using a raised-floor design, with no containment but generous spacing between racks. Facebook appears to be spending $20 million to $25 million a year for the data center space that houses its servers, according to an analysis of the company’s data center infrastructure. Here’s the very cool video:
September 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
This video was well-produced and very informative. Yeah, facebook is really making high waves now all over the world. I just can’t imagine how these guys do over with the millions of photo uploads everyday. Some web analytics expressed that facebook has also now become the modern portal for social media marketing. All people almost meet through facebook, even old friends and classmates have kept in touch through facebook.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
I am a facebook fan as well. My day is not complete without checking my facebook account. My cousin, who is an SEO consultant of a search engine optimization company in Singapore, even believes that facebook is now the leading social networking sites all over the world. It is nice to note as well that some people are utilizing facebook for their web marketing online business.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I agree with Mischa…this video is very informative. It gives a lot of details about Facebook and the wonders of the Internet. Come to think about it, search engine marketing as well as small internet business marketing are making waves in the internet. Digital age indeed!
September 18th, 2009 at 10:22 am
The article is nice. Sorry to say, however, that in the world of web marketing, I am more of a Twitter fan.
September 19th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Ha – yes, Mark. I actually prefer Twitter to Facebook as well. I think everyone has their favorites but the landscape on these sites changes daily. Check out how Facebook is copying a lot of aspects of the Twitter app now.
September 20th, 2009 at 12:07 am
I agree with you guys, I think Twitter is better than Facebook. No offense to Facebook, I even heard good things about it. But, for me, as an SEO consultant who uses the internet all the time, Twitter says it best.
September 20th, 2009 at 1:01 am
I understand why there are those who are really for Twitter…but I must say that I am really a Facebook follower. We should be glad that there are lots of social media consultants and social networking sites that we can keep in touch with our friends near or far.
September 20th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Add me to the Twitter world. I am more of it than Facebook…hehehe.
September 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Just nice to know if ever – Which is richer: Twitter or Facebook? hehehe.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
very nice video. I think this is posted at the right time at right place.I want to contact with face book Data-centers. What can I do for that
October 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Fine video.This blog always includes interesting videos.I improved a lot.I will apply these methods in my work,I am sure it will yield good result.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Yeah, I like Facebook a lot, It’s having nice features, It’s something different from other social sites.