Data Centers in Rural America: YES

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Data Centers in Rural America: YES Del Boyette KAED Spring Conference 4.14.16

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Data Centers in Rural America: YES

Del Boyette

KAED Spring Conference 4.14.16

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I believe in Rural America because it’s where the green grass grows.

What and where is this?

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§  183-acre campus §  505,000-square-foot facility §  Total investment of $1 billion §  50 jobs

Apple – Maiden, NC

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Four Critical Factors To Win a Data Center

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Telecommunications Infrastructure

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Power

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Risks

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Business Climate

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§  Google, Council Bluffs, IA

§  Microsoft, Boydton, VA

§  Facebook, Prineville, OR

§  NSA, Bluffdale, UT

§  Apple, Maiden, NC

5 Top Cloud Campuses

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What and where is this?

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§  $600 million investment §  Google’s 14th data center §  Rural north Alabama §  Site of former coal-fired power plant

Google – Jackson County, AL

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Yes, you can.

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