1. Facebook's Energy Use Focused in Colo Space

    Facebook's Energy Use Focused in Colo Space

    Over the past two years, Facebook has been building some of the world’s most efficient data centers. But when it comes to its total infrastructure, Facebook’s leased space accounts for 85 percent of its data center energy use, and will continue to have a big impact on its carbon footprint for several more years. This reality places a premium on the management of the company’s leased space – which includes wholesale data center suites and colocation cages – as it gradually shifts most of its infrastructure to company-owned facilities.

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