Booting Up: New NSA Data Farm Takes Root In Utah...

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19. Density. Equinox doesn't draw 65MW

As you know, or should know, the newer the data center, the denser it is in terms of power, drive space, virtualization, etc. And you can bet the place won't be filled with space-inefficient co-lo cages, just row after row after row of dense servers and storage. I'm pretty sure the NSA has the budget they need to get the latest and greatest. They also have more than 900,000 square feet to play with. When have you EVER toured a data center and not heard of plans to expand into the empty space? Final point: why on earth would we believe the NSA's claims of 100,000 square feet in a 1.5 million square foot facility? Generators, UPS, and offices and conference rooms for 100 employees don't make up the difference.