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{{Infobox Organization
|name = Open Compute Project
|image = OpenCompute logo.jpg
|mcaption =
|formation = 2011
|type = Industry trade group
|purpose = Sharing designs of [[data center]] products
|headquarters =
|membership =
|website = {{URL |opencompute.org }}
|remarks =
}}
 
The '''Open Compute Project''' initiative was announced in April 2011 by [[Facebook]] to openly share designs of [[data center]] products.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Facebook Shatters the Computer Server Into Tiny Pieces |date= January 16, 2013 |author= Cade Metz |work= Wired |url= http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/facebook-server-pieces/ |accessdate= July 9, 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, April 7, 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>
 
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