2017 Year in review: Data centers
Dec 11, 2017David Mortenson
Summary
This post details the 2017 advancements in Meta's data center infrastructure, focusing on scaling capacity and improving energy efficiency. Key hardware innovations include Bryce Canyon (storage chassis), Big Basin (AI GPU server), Tioga Pass (CPU server), and Yosemite v2 (multi-node compute platform with hot-swapping). A significant migration from InnoDB to MyRocks for the user database is also highlighted, which halved server and storage needs for the social graph. The post also reiterates the commitment to 100% clean and renewable energy for new data centers.
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