This Data Center Looks Like a Villain's Lair Out of James Bond

Sweden's largest internet service provider is located in a place you might not expect—below 100 feet of bedrock in a former nuclear bunker. Housed in Stockholm, the Pionen Data Center contains some of the most sensitive information in the world, which at one point even included Wikileaks servers. Inside, engines intended for German submarines are now used as backup generators. But it's the architecture and design that really catch the eye. With a nod to 1970s science fiction films, the building features lush greenery adorning the walls of its cavernous digital confines. But you won't find any James Bond villains here, just the 15-person technical staff that run the servers.

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[lilamazon]

wondering how tight the security they have over the facility? seems and looks very friendly and kinda open to the public from the outside.

[DustinVang]

Love the cinematography work :) I love watching these as a tech head. Would love to visit and vlog about this

[chaddmaddalone]

I can't believe how big this channels grown since I've subscribed

[floralspectre]

this feels like a trailer for a documentary

[TheSentientCloud]

I would give up literally every last thing in my life to live in a hyperscale datacenter that looks like this and serve it eternally

[eurodraco]

Wouldn't hurt to give those plants a little tending to.

[olgatovar]

i never never this thanks great big story your cool 😊

[Zack_Wester]

1:00 have not been used in a few movies now?
Like I swear a bond movie had it or was it another movie that had a scene take place inside it?

[djj]

I'm swedish and from Stockholm and i didnt know this... and i go to a world wide techincal school and i have learned alot about internet history and swedish internet problems, never knew this...

[renevanderkraats]

=80 The Perfect Datacenter....I've found it!

[nicolassanchezgasparini]

Wow. Elliot would have a hard time trying to break in this place.

[jojoisa]

Men in black kinda vibe from that ceo like room

[sidt]

Anybody know what the song in the background is?

[ninkazi]

all that money and tech but they cant figure out how to manage their cables?

[AndersonChan]

Did you just get 700, 000 subs are I was just so late

[chickennuggets]

I never knew this place was real lol
It was on South Park 😂😂😂

[hazelpiacastro]

10th
early squad/notification squad where u at

[neildegrassetyson]

only if they spoke english or even better dutch! i would be moving to there asap, or norway or finland..

[TheScottygriff]

Why not call it 'inside the pionen data centre'? What's with the Buzzfeed level title

[earumamaadu]

Great tiny story. Now where's the rest of it?