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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Region-set-to-house-bank39s.4731021.jp

HSBC is planning to build its biggest data centre in the world at a business park on the edge of York, providing a boost for the region’s building industry.

The world’s largest bank is seeking planning permission for the £300m centre at Monks Cross. It would store and process customer and product information from throughout the world.

The bank has made an application to York Council to develop a 30-acre site south of Huntington Stadium and Waterworld.

It would be built on part of the Vangarde business park, which is two miles outside the city centre. HSBC has taken out an option with Oakgate (Monks Cross) Ltd for the land.

The council is expected to make a decision on the application early in the New Year.

In a statement the company said: “If planning consent is granted, HSBC will then make a final decision on the project in 2009.

I wonder what combinations of infrastructure and technologies will be deployed in this new data center. It sounds like a great opportunity for the local community and could be a real enabler to HSBC’s business in terms of compute capacity and ability to deliver.

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