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Wasabi - New US West Coast (Oregon) Datacenter
cirrus_cloud
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https://wasabi.com/blog/wasabi-debuts-u-s-west-coast-new-data-center-hillsboro-oregon/
New datacenter in Hillsboro, OR.
New connection as well they say:
In addition to its new Hillsboro data center opening, Wasabi has expanded its connectivity options to include a direct connection to the One Wilshire data center in Los Angeles, a premier and vital carrier hotel serving the western U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets. The new connection is in response to requests from the company’s growing media & entertainment customer base who look to leverage this premier location for their valuable video and data assets.
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WTF is the popularity with Hillsboro. I've been to Hillsboro. It's a dump.
Presumably, some big tax savings offer...
How is the fibre availability in the area ?
This, and also cheap power.
Is it cheap? I don't know.
https://www.electricitylocal.com/states/oregon/portland/
From your link:
"The average industrial electricity rate in Portland is 5.35¢/kWh."
"The average (industrial) electricity rate in Portland is 19.79% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh."
That's pretty cheap compared to many places on the West Coast of the US.
I think there were some fiber cables from Asia that terminate nearby. I found this press release:
https://www.flexential.com/newsroom/viawest-data-center-hillsboro-ore-offer-high-speed-low-latency-direct-network
Wasabi kicks ass! Can't wait for their EU datacenter!
Just used Wasabi on a new project, storing over 1 million images and pdf documents and adding 10k more each day. The performance is simply spectacular! Just so much faster than the S3!
One of the southern cross cable landing points in in a neighbouring county.