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Microsoft Iowa Data Center Unveiling Tomorrow
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerIowa Gov. Chet Culver has a press conference tomorrow to announce a "major economic development" project. Yep, looks like Microsoft (MSFT). Read More
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Microsoft Updates Virtualization Licensing
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerMicrosoft (MSFT) loosens its Windows virtualization app licenses to benefit server farms, while VMware (VMW) and Cisco (CSCO) join the Microsoft partner hypervisor validation program. Read More
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Northlake Buys Extra Water for Microsoft Site
August 20th, 2008 : Rich MillerThe city of Northlake, Ill. will expand its water capacity to support Microsoft's massive new data center in town. Read More
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218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers?
August 14th, 2008 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has never said how many servers it has in its data centers. But it may have inadvertantly spilled the beans in a video touting its environmental initiatives. Read More
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Possible Sites for Microsoft Iowa Project
July 21st, 2008 : Rich MillerWest Des Moines and Urbandale are said to be leading candidates for Microsoft's new Iowa data center, according to local reports. Read More
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Containers as an Energy Efficiency Tool
July 2nd, 2008 : Rich MillerIn addition to offering exceptional density, data center containers are energy-efficient, with Microsoft reporting a PUE of 1.3 for its container systems. Read More
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Microsoft Iowa Data Center Set for Des Moines
July 1st, 2008 : Rich MillerMicrosoft's new data center project in Iowa will be located in the Des Moines area, where the company is scouting locations. Read More
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Confirmed: Microsoft Buys Powerset
July 1st, 2008 : Rich MillerAfter weeks of rumors, Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired natural language search engine Powerset. Read More
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Microsoft Confirms Iowa Data Center
June 30th, 2008 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has confirmed the company's intention to build a major data center in Iowa, which is alreayd home to a huge Google data center. Read More
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