• Microsoft’s Evolving Data Center Design

    February 4th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    Recent changes in web-scale data center design can be seen in the evolution of the Internet infrastructure at Microsoft, which has been the leading proponent of deploying servers on pre-fabricated modules rather than traditional data halls. We've put together a photo feature providing a visual guide to Microsoft's design evolution. Read More

  • Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center

    January 31st, 2013 : Rich Miller

    Microsoft has provided a first public glimpse of its new data center design,which features pre-fabricated modules housing thousands of servers, including some that sit outdoors. Read More

  • Microsoft To Build Two More Data Centers in Virginia

    January 30th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    Microsoft Corp. will invest an additional $348 million to expand its modular data center site in southern Virginia, the company said today. The company will build two additional facilities on its data center campus to increase capacity to serve its growing customer base. Read More

  • Does the Supply Chain Figure Into Microsoft-Dell Chatter?

    January 24th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    Amid reports that Microsoft may participate with private equity firms in a leveraged buyout of Dell, it's worth noting that Dell has historically played a meaningful role in the supply chain for Microsoft's cloud computing infrastructure, supplying many of the servers that fill the company's global network of data centers. Read More

  • Microsoft Has Global Ambitions for Off-Grid Data Plants

    November 19th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    When you see a pig farm, landfill or water treatment plant, can you envision a data center on that site? Microsoft can, and has major ambitions to tap sources of biogas to create a network of "off the grid" server farms to power its global cloud. Read More

  • U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Gets Cloudy with Office 365

    November 13th, 2012 : Jason Verge

    The federal government's "Cloud First" mandate is progressing with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) among other federal agencies moving to the cloud. Read More

  • Microsoft’s Methane-Powered Module: A First Step Towards Data Plants

    November 12th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    A methane-powered modular data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming will kick off Microsoft's ambitious plan to place data centers alongside sources of renewable energy, creating “data plants” than operate with no connection to the utility power grid. Read More

  • Microsoft Brings Windows Azure Cloud to China

    November 2nd, 2012 : Jason Verge

    The Windows Azure public cloud is coming to China. Microsoft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the municipality of Shanghai, and signed agreement to license Microsoft technologies to 21Vianet, who will offer Azure in China out of local data centers. Read More

  • Data Center Links: Amazon, Microsoft, SGI, Couchbase

    October 17th, 2012 : John Rath

    News from industry leaders on new database products, an acquisition and executive moves. Read More

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