With so many contributions to the world of technology, companies of all sizes had to experiment to find the most efficient ways of achieving their goals. Open Source Software (OSS) allows people to look at what others have done to see if it fits their needs without being subjected to huge fees. While it’s time consuming, it’s also led to some major victories and innovations. Facebook has been instrumental in extending this philosophy to hardware when they started their Open Computer Project (OCP) in 2011. We’ll tell you what you need to know about how they’ve helped themselves and others achieve their storage and computing needs with their hardware.
OCP has given people a platform and opportunity to start building new and different infrastructure for better quality and faster processing. Google, Microsoft and Apple have all jumped on board to start contributing to the cause. As companies grow larger, it takes an immense amount of energy to store all the information safely and with as little waste as possible. There is still plenty of room for improvement to be made as the need
