??? Facebook之所以出名，不是因為設計了什么硬件，而是因為它創建了世界上最受歡迎的社交網絡工具。不過現在Facebook推出了一種DIY式的數據中心服務，用來建造公司的數據中心以及服務器和機柜。據Facebook硬件設計與供應鏈主管弗蘭克?弗蘭卡夫斯基介紹，Facebook數據中心的效率要比業內平均水平高出38%，價格也比平均水平低24%。

??? 為了進一步降低成本，Facebook甚至把它的設計進行了“開源”處理，任何人都可以復制Facebook的設計，也可以為現有設計貢獻自己的思路。眼下企業界大多數人的目光都聚焦在Facebook即將舉行的IPO上，不過就在上周，Facebook舉辦了一場“開放計算工程”大會。“開放計算工程”（Open Compute Project）是一個由Facebook牽頭的聯合工程，參與者包括惠普（HP）、戴爾（Dell）和超微半導體（AMD）這樣的IT巨頭。我們在大會間隙采訪了弗蘭卡斯基，請他介紹了Facebook開源戰略的更多細節，以及開放計算工程的下一步打算。

《財富》：你們為什么要發起開放計算工程？

弗蘭卡夫斯基：我們設計并構建第一個數據中心的時候，我們甚至超過了自己制定的一些內部目標。然后我們馬上想到，如果不把它進行分享，那就太不近人情了，因為我們都從開源軟件里獲得了很多好處——比如我們的業務所依托的基礎架構軟件。正因為有了它，我們的軟件工程師才可以每天都把精力放在創新上，關注如何進一步密切世界的聯系，而不是再去發明一個操作系統。因此我們希望把硬件空間開源，這也是回饋社會的一種方式。此外，沒有哪一家公司能把業界所有最優秀的頭腦集中在同一個屋檐下。通過開源，可以讓業界最好的頭腦一起專注同一件事。可以得到很多好的創意，加快創新的步伐。

許多公司都反對標準化和商品化。傳統供應商對開放計算工程的反應如何？

??? 雖然他們一開始的回應可能是抗拒，但它們都是很出色的創新企業，他們也知道，在某些時候，為了保持競爭力，獲得成功，必須徹底改造自己。

??? Facebook is known for creating the most popular social networking tool, not designing hardware. But the company has taken a do-it-yourself approach to building out its data centers and the servers and racks that fill them. The result? Data centers that are 38% more efficient and 24% cheaper than average, according to Frank Frankovsky, director of hardware design and supply chain at Facebook.

??? In the hopes of driving the cost down further, Facebook has even "open sourced" its designs -- making it possible for anyone to contribute to (and replicate) what its engineers have built. Last week, as most of the business world speculated on the social networking site's upcoming IPO, Facebook held a conference for its Open Compute Project, a consortium that now includes the likes of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL) and AMD (AMD). We caught up with Frankovsky to find out more about Facebook's open source strategy and what's next for the Open Compute Project.

FORTUNE: Why did you start the Open Compute Project?

Frankovsky: When we designed and built our first data center, we exceeded even some of our own internal goals. And we immediately thought it would be unnatural not to share this because we've all benefited so much from open source software – like the infrastructure software we've built our business on. This is why our software engineers can focus on innovation every day, on making the world more connected. We don't need to go and reinvent an operating system. So we thought, let's go and open source the hardware space so that we can give back too. Also, no single company is ever going to have all of the best brainpower in the entire industry under one roof. By open sourcing, you can get the industry's best brainpower focused together. You get a bunch of great ideas, and it accelerates the pace of innovation.

A lot of companies fight standardization and commoditization. How have traditional suppliers reacted to Open Compute?

??? While the initial reaction might have been resistance, these are great innovation companies and they know that at some point in order to remain competitive and successful you have to reinvent yourself.