Apple's new tactical data center is being constructed next to its massive data center in Maiden, N.C.
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Apple is building a high-security "tactical" data center on the site of its massive data center in Maiden, N.C., according to records reviewed by the Hickory Daily Record.
According to design plans filed with Catawba County, the new 21,030-square-foot data center will store clusters of servers in 11 rooms and be guarded by "man traps" at either end. To enter the building, people will have to pass one door that closes behind them before being cleared to enter the building through a second security door. The building will also be surrounded by an 8-foot-high chain-link security fence.
The current project will cost Apple about $1.8 million, far less than the reported $1 billion it spent to build the 500,000-square-foot behemoth of a data center on the same property. To help power the massive data center, Apple is building two solar array installations in the area, which when combined will bring in 84 million kilowatt-hours of power annually.
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