1. Twitter Will Get Its Own Data Center

    Data Center Knowledge (Apr 16 2010) Cloud Computing , Microblogging

    1. Twitter Will Get Its Own Data Center Twitter will be moving to its own data center soon to accommodate the rapid growth of its service, the company said yesterday. John Adams of the Twitter operations team revealed the company’s plans during a presentation at its Chirp developer conference. Until now, the popular microblogging service has used managed hosting services from NTT America, which has deployed Twitter’s servers in dedicated space in NTT America data centers. Twitter also has used Amazon’s cloud computing services to store and deploy images, including profile pictures. Adams’ presentation (embedded below) doesn’t indicate whether Twitter will build its own data center or lease its own wholesale data center space. (Read Full Article)

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