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'''Open Compute Project''' is an initiative announced in April 2011 by [[Facebook]] to openly share custom [[data center]] designs to improve efficiency across the industry.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/building-efficient-data-centers-with-the-open-compute-project/10150144039563920 Building Efficient Data Centers with the Open Compute Project], by Jonathan Heiliger, 07 April 2011, Facebook Engineering's notes</ref> The level of openness is unprecedented since companies that custom design their data centers tend to want to keep their designs a closely held corporate secret.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

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