From The Register:The ultra-secretive National Security Agency plans to build a 1-million-square-foot data center in Utah as it seeks to decentralize its computing resources and tap regions with ample supplies of lower-cost electricity.
When completed, the facility will require at least 65 megawatts of power and cost $1.93bn, according to news reports. The 120-acre data center will be located in Utah's Camp Williams, which borders Salt Lake and Tooele counties. Two major power corridors already run through the spot, a major reason the NSA chose it.
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My Comment: One can only imagine the information and data that is going to be stored in this facility. A 120 acre data center, 65 megawatts of power. My guess .... we are talking mega mega storage resources with impressive processing power backing it up. Google .... eat your heart out.
Update: U.S. National Security Agency gets funding for planned mega data center -- Data Center Dynamics
Update #2: Massive new NSA installation in Utah: convenient, or Hatch pork? -- Examiiner
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