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Californian tech giant Apple will open its first data centre outside the US in this rural village in Denmark. (Photo: Apple)

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Apple moves Denmark from cows to clouds

Californian tech giant Apple will open its first data centre outside the US in this rural village in Denmark. (Photo: Apple)

Foulum is a rural village of just 173 inhabitants, near Viborg in mid-Jutland, Denmark.

Apart from the local football field, not much happens in Foulum, where farming has provided people with a livelihood for as long as anyone can remember.

But soon Foulum will become a key hub in the global data infrastructure.

California-based technology giant Apple will open its first data centre outside the US in the village in 2019, and turn it into the physical location for storage of ...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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