Facebook puts old pics and vids into 'cold storage'

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New facility intended to cut the cost of long-term storage of infrequently accessed data

Facebook is to open a "cold storage" facility at its datacentre in Prineville, Oregon, to provide a lower cost repository for its users' old and infrequently accessed photographs and videos. "Th...

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