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Data Center Links: Amazon, Microsoft, SGI, Couchbase
October 17th, 2012 : John RathNews from industry leaders on new database products, an acquisition and executive moves. Read More
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Microsoft’s Energy Practices in Quincy Under Fire
September 25th, 2012 : Rich MillerMicrosoft's commitment to sustainability was challenged by a report Monday that it was prepared to waste tens of megawatts of electricity at its Quincy, Washington data center in order to reduce a potential fine from the local utility. Read More
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Microsoft: We’re Eliminating Backup Generators
September 17th, 2012 : Rich MillerMicrosoft is the latest company to announce its intention to reduce its use of diesel backup generators. The move is part of a broader initiative to make Microsoft's data centers more sustainable and less reliant on the utility grid. Read More
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Partners Announce Support for Windows Server 2012
September 5th, 2012 : John RathDell, NetApp, Supermicro, Brocade and CA came out in support the Windows Server 2012 announcement from Microsoft. Read More
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Microsoft Targets Data Center With Windows Server 2012
September 5th, 2012 : John RathMicrosoft (MSFT) announced the general availability of Windows Server 2012 on Tuesday, calling the new server release a cornerstone of the company's "Cloud OS" strategy, providing one consistent platform across private, hosted and public clouds. Read More
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Microsoft’s Top 10 Business Practices for Sustainability
August 9th, 2012 : Rich MillerMicrosoft Global Foundation Services, the business unit that runs the company's data centers, today published an updated list of its Top 10 Business Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers. Read More
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Microsoft: It’s the Era of the Cloud Operating System
June 13th, 2012 : John RathAt Microsoft TechEd 2012, Microsoft declared the era of the Cloud Operating System, while EMC announced new "proven solutions" configurations and Symantec extended its Disaster Recovery as a service to Windows Azure. Read More
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Highlights from Microsoft Management Summit 2012
April 20th, 2012 : John RathThe 2012 Microsoft Management Summit introduced System Center 2012, validated the NetApp and Cisco FlexPod infrastructure, and brought announcements from Fujitsu and F5. Read More
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NAB News: Cisco, Microsoft, Fusion-io
April 18th, 2012 : John RathNews from NAB: Cisco to provide IP Networks to NBC for London Olympics, Microsoft announces Media Services cloud platform, Adobe Creative Suite 6 software optimized by Fusion-io (FIO). Read More
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Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
