Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Plans Data Center Expansion in Belgium
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) plans to extend its Continental European data center and for that matter the online search company has decided to invest nearly 390 million US dollars.
According to Google the data center is one of the most energy efficient facilities in the world and currently employs nearly 120 in total staff.
The upgrade is necessary to meet the expanding demand for online services in Belgium. The Mountain View, California based company manages other data centers catering for the European market in Finland and Ireland.
The information related with vital Google services like YouTube, internet search requests and Gmail is processed in industrial scale data centers. The Belgian plant in Saint Ghislain southwest of Brussels is one among them.
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares opened at $782.92, after opening it moves up 1.38% and are at $788.40