Article posted on Jul 02
According to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune this morning, the National Security Agency will be building a 1 million square foot Data Center at Utah’s Camp Williams.
The project got it’s first official round of funding last week when President Obama approved $181 million to get it rolling (as part of a war-spending bill.)
So fire up those tractor’s folks, this baby should be the size of the State Capital building, with nearly $7 million just in perimeter fencing, and require about 65 mega-watts of power (but how do we get that into the Delorean??)
So why here? Well, of course the access to large quantities of Jell-o play a part. But there’s more to it than just that: Perhaps the primary reason is decentralization. The NSA has had it Data Center footprint in Fort Meade, Maryland thus far. But after Sept 11, they have looked to be less of a single target in the event of a terrorist strike. Additionally, there are two significant power corridors running through Camp Williams. Add to that the long standing relationship that the NSA had with the Utah’s unique linguistic units, and you have a great spot for a data gathering, data storage and analysis hackers paradise in the middle of the Wasatch Front.
NSA is also planning a similar site in San Antonio.
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