{"id":13541,"date":"2014-05-29T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/open-compute-project\/"},"modified":"2014-05-29T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T14:12:51","slug":"open-compute-project","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30231\/open-compute-project","title":{"rendered":"Open Compute Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_open_compute_project_mean\">What Does Open Compute Project Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The open compute project is an initiative created by Facebook that calls for collectively and openly sharing design and architecture of data centers within IT communities or industries in general.<\/p>\n<p>It was initiated by Facebook in 2011 but now includes several prominent IT solutions and consultancy service providers. 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