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Why Microsoft Built Its Own CDN
June 4th, 2009 : Rich MillerJeff Cohen, general manager of the Edge Computing Network for Microsoft (MSFT), discusses the grwoth trends that convinced the company to build its own content delivery network. Read More
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Report: Microsoft to Buy Chicago Site for $185M
May 14th, 2009 : Rich MillerCrain's is reporting that Microsoft will pay $185 million to acquire its Chicago-area data center property from Acent Corp and the Koman Group. Read More
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Report: GFS Loses Staff in Microsoft Cuts
May 6th, 2009 : Rich MillerYesterday's layoffs at Microsoft reportedly included job losses at the company's Global Foundation Services unit, which builds and operates the company's data centers. Read More
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As Manos Exits, A Blog for the Road
April 15th, 2009 : Rich MillerMichael Manos takes a look back at his work heading the data center operations team at Microsoft (MSFT) as he prepares for the transition to his new post at Digital Realty Trust (DLR). Read More
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Microsoft Still Committed to Containers
April 10th, 2009 : Rich MillerWith the departure of two advocates of its container-based design, is Microsoft rethinking its commitment to data center containers? The company says that's not the case. Read More
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Microsoft’s Manos Joins Digital Realty Trust
April 8th, 2009 : Rich MillerMichael Manos, who had been a key architect of Microsoft's data center strategy, has left the company and accepted a position with Digital Realty Trust (DLR). Read More
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Microsoft's Manos Joins Digital Realty Trust
April 8th, 2009 : Rich MillerMichael Manos, who had been a key architect of Microsoft's data center strategy, has left the company and accepted a position with Digital Realty Trust (DLR). Read More
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Microsoft Adds to Data Center Team
April 2nd, 2009 : Rich MillerMicrosoft (MSFT) has hired Yahoo executive Dayne Sampson for a key position in its Global Foundation Services unit, which runs the company's huge data center operations. Read More
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Iowa Presses Microsoft on Data Center
March 30th, 2009 : Rich MillerIowa Gov. Chet Culver is making a pilgrimmage to Redmond, Washington today to try and jump-start Microsoft's stalled $500 million project in the state. Read More
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