The open source platform seems to have caught the fancy of the largest social networking site Facebook too. The Linux kernel that drives over 90 per cent of the world's fastest supercomputers powers the massive back-ends of tech giants like Facebook and Google too.
Considering the massive user-base of 845 million, Facebook has announced its plans of building its own storage hardware. The company intends to share its details as well so other companies can make their data centres more efficient. According to a report by Techweek Europe, the designs are likely to be out in May this year. The company's move comes nearly after a year it started publishing the design specifications of its own custom built servers. 
“We’re taking the same approach we took with servers--eliminate anything that’s not directly adding value,” Frank Frankovsky, director of hardware design and supply chain at Facebook, was quoted by Wired as saying.
The company had previously built its own data centre in Oregon. As of now, its plans lays emphasis on making the server hardware open source, reducing power consumption and lowering costs. Its new data centre plans for their storage hardware will be shared at the Open Compute Summit in early May.
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