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Virginia, NC Battle for Microsoft Data Center
February 5th, 2010 : Rich MillerEconomic development teams in Virginia and North Carolina are competing to win a huge Microsoft data center project. The tech giant is in the late stages of site location for a new East Coast regional data center, and has scouted sites in both states. Read More
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Microsoft-HP Cloud Pact: How Big A Deal Is It?
January 14th, 2010 : Linda LeungMicrosoft and HP announce a $250 million pact, which is focused on a joint "roadmap" for integrating Microsoft software and HP hardware, with implications for the hardware choices for Microsoft's data centers. Read More
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Microsoft Unveils Commercial Pricing For Azure
January 13th, 2010 : Linda LeungMicrosoft has announced pricing for its hosted Windows Azure cloud computing application platform, and is urging Azure Community Technology Preview (CTP) users to upgrade to the commercial versions by Feb. 1. Read More
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Microsoft's Windows Azure Cloud Container
November 18th, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has unveiled the next generation of its data center container at its Windows Professional Developers Conference, and it includes significant design advances over the existing containers deployed in Microsoft's Chicago data center. Read More
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Microsoft’s Windows Azure Cloud Container
November 18th, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has unveiled the next generation of its data center container at its Windows Professional Developers Conference, and it includes significant design advances over the existing containers deployed in Microsoft's Chicago data center. Read More
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Microsoft Outlines Cloud Compliance Framework
October 28th, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft Global Foundation Services (GFS), which builds and operates the company's huge data centers, has published a white paper outlining Microsoft's Compliance Framework for Online Services. Read More
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Microsoft Begins Restoring Sidekick Data
October 20th, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft says that after several weeks of effort to recover data from backup, it's ready to begin restoring Sidekick user data. Read More
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Microsoft: The Sidekick Data is Back
October 15th, 2009 : Rich MillerFollowing several days of hints and rumors, Microsoft has confirmed that it has resurrected most of the Sidekick user data that was believed to be lost. Microsoft says it now believes the data loss "affected a minority of Sidekick users." Read More
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Photo Tour: A Container Data Center
October 1st, 2009 : Rich MillerWhat does a container data center look like? Check out our photo tour of Microsoft's new data center in Chicago. Read More
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