An official announcement from Facebook states that the social media company will open a new European data center near Dublin.<br />Located in the town of Clonee, only 9.5 miles west of Dublin, the real-estate project is the sixth data center that Facebook opens globally and the second one in the Old Continent.<br />"Clonee will be packed full of cutting-edge technology, making it one of the most advanced, efficient and sustainable data centers in the world," says Tom Furlong, Facebook's vice president for site operations.<br />The scaffolding should be assembled soon, with completion estimated for the end of 2017 or the beginning of 2018.<br />The upcoming center in Ireland will feature an eco-friendly design approach as well.
