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SAS to build cloud computing facility

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MUMBAI, INDIA: SAS, a provider in business analytics software and services, announced on Tuesday that it is constructions a 38,000-square-foot cloud computing facility to provide the additional data-handling capacity needed to expand SAS's OnDemand offerings and hosted solutions.

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As the need for hosted solutions grows, new research and development jobs would be generated at SAS Cary, N.C., world headquarters, where the majority of R&D employees (more than 1,400) are located, said a press release.

“This project is proof that, despite the down economy, SAS continues to grow and innovate. The growing demand by our customers for hosted solutions has given us this opportunity to invest even further in North Carolina and the Cary community,” said Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS.

In keeping with SAS' commitment to protecting the environment, the facility would be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for water and energy conservation, the release said.

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The sustainable construction methods encourages recycling of materials, similar to the Executive Briefing Center under construction on the Cary campus.

In keeping with LEED standards, about 60 per cent of the project's construction and equipment spending would be in North Carolina. The facility would include two 10,000-square-foot server farms.

Server Farm 1 is anticipated to be on-line mid-2010 and support growth for three to five years. Server Farm 2 would be constructed as a shell and would be populated with mechanical and electrical infrastructure once Server Farm 1 reaches 80 percent capacity. The facility would be built on SAS Cary campus, the release added.

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