According to Dutch media reports, Apple is planning to open a new European data center, which will be located on the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Netherlands. Who is in the final stages of construction project is designed for data processing such "apple" services like iCloud and iTunes Store.
News agency specified that the construction of a new data center Apple is engaged in the company Unique Infrastructure Group. Select the territory formerly owned by the recently bankrupt company, from which the land was taken over by UIG. The latter, in turn, entered into a contract with Apple, and has already finished the construction of the data center on the Dutch island. It is not known for what it will be used by the storage services, but the most likely candidates are the iCloud and iTunes.
After the completion of the major data centers in the United States, including major projects on the west and east coasts, Apple has decided to continue to expand their opportunities at the international level. It is noteworthy that in the early years insiders have already reported about the possible appearance of the data center of the American corporation in the Netherlands with a view to ensuring a more stable data processing for European customers.
This week, Apple has confirmed the intention to use data centers China Telecom to store user data iCloud in China. Given the fact that the operator is under the control of the Chinese government, a partnership with Apple ensures complete safety "apple" servers.
«Apple is very serious about security of personal data of its users. We have included China Telecom in the number of partners that provide us servers for data storage, in order to increase capacity and improve the efficiency of our work for clients in China .. All the details of our clients are encrypted, and China Telecom to them no access does not "- said in the company.