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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.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/facebook-server-pieces/ "Facebook Shatters the Computer Server Into Tiny Pieces", Cade Metz, ''Wired'', Jan 16, 2013]</ref><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> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/04/14/will-open-compute-alter-the-data-center-market/|title=Will Open Compute Alter the Data Center Market}}</ref> Components of the Open Compute initiative include low cost, minimalist designs for:

*Server compute nodes, including one for Intel processors and one for AMD processors