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Roundup: Virtela Cloud, ASUS, AMD, Riverbed
April 26th, 2011 : John RathVirtela launches cloud-based mobile device management service, ASUS releases new server, AMD adds ExpressLogic to G-Series, Riverbed (RVBD) optimizes Microsoft RemoteFX. Read More
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Microsoft Reveals its Specialty Servers, Racks
April 25th, 2011 : Rich MillerAs it seeks to slash power usage across its global cloud computing platform, Microsoft has been refining its in-house designs for energy-efficient data center hardware. The company is now sharing the details of those designs, which feature custom server designs, a high-efficiency power distribution system and in-rack UPS units. Read More
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Microsoft Data Center GM Timmons Heads to Apple
April 14th, 2011 : Rich MillerKevin Timmons, who helped build the data centers that power Microsoft's global cloud computing operation, has left the company and is expected to take a leadership position at Apple. The move strongly hints that Apple is stepping up its plans for an expansion of its data center infrastructure beyond its huge new facility in North Carolina. Read More
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Roundup: Nimsoft, Microsoft, RightScale
March 24th, 2011 : John RathRightScale partners with Tata on InstaCompute, customer wins for Nimsoft, Microsoft introduces System Center 2012. Read More
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How Big is the Data Center Construction Market?
March 16th, 2011 : Rich Miller
How big is the market for data center construction? How much is it going to grow? Industry veteran Christian Belady of Microsoft has done an analysis, and projects that annual global spending on data center construction will increase from about $50 billion today to about $78 billion by 2020.
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Microsoft Roundup: SGI, IE9, AMD and Oracle
March 16th, 2011 : John RathSGI drives record scalability for Windows Server 2008, AMD accelerates Internet Explorer 9, Oracle (ORCL) targets Microsoft SQL Server. Read More
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Microsoft Buys Land for Colorado Project
February 2nd, 2011 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has bought land in Longmont, Colorado and plans to use the property for a research lab, not a modular data center as reported in local media. Read More
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Microsoft Eliminates Server Fans, Despite PUE Hit
January 31st, 2011 : Rich MillerMicrosoft has removed fans from servers inside its data center container modules, resulting in energy savings even though it has an adverse affect on Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). Read More
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Microsoft’s Belady Gets Back to Building
January 27th, 2011 : Rich MillerAfter nearly a year at Microsoft Research, Christian Belady has returned to Global Foundation Services, the unit of Microsoft that builds the company's data centers. Read More
RESOURCE LINKS:
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

