Microsoft

Home
Microsoft

Microsoft Data Center Design Evolves In Iowa
October 17th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Microsoft says a new design for the second phase of its data center in West Des Moines, Iowa is an evolution of the company’s modular data center design, and not spurred by challenges with the first phase of the facility. The nearly complete West Des Moines data center showcases Microsoft’s use of factory-built modules to [...] Read More
Microsoft to Slash its Water Impact in Quincy
October 13th, 2011 : Rich Miller
In a move that will save millions of gallons of potable water for the local community, Microsoft has teamed with the city of Quincy, Washington to retool the city's water treatment infrastructure. Read More
Microsoft Steps Up Cloud Expansion Plans
September 23rd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Microsoft will invest an additional $150 million to expand its new data center in southern Virginia, continuing a series of expansion announcements that hint at a dramatic scaling up of Microsoft's cloud computing capacity. Microsoft will build a second data center facility and add 21 megawatts of power capacity in Boydton, Virginia. Read More
Roundup: EMC, Cisco, Microsoft, Nimsoft
September 23rd, 2011 : John Rath
EMC introduces Greenplum Modular Data Computing Appliance, Cisco and Microsoft collaborate on virtualization, Nimsoft announces SAP monitoring, Ble Coat updates PacketShaper. Read More
Report: Microsoft Expanding Dublin Data Center
September 6th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Microsoft has no comment on reports that the company is planning an expansion of its huge data center in Dublin, Ireland, which serves as the central hub supporting its cloud computing services across Europe. Read More
Microsoft Renews Big Lease, Yahoo Doesn’t
August 10th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Analysts have been assessing the plans of large wholesale data center customers who have historically leased space but are now building their own data centers. Will they exit leases when their current term expires? Not necessarily. Microsoft recently indicated that it will renew a major wholesale lease, while Yahoo will allow a large lease to expire. Read More
At Microsoft, Cost Data Drives Cloud Adoption
June 1st, 2011 : Rich Miller
Using data collected from the company’s data centers and cloud platforms, Microsoft has restructured its cloud infrastructure accounting system to provide each of its internal cloud services’ business units with granular data about the cost of their IT operations. Read More
Microsoft: The Cloud is the ‘Utility of the Future’
May 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller
"Cloud computing is the utility of the future," says Microsoft's Christian Belady, who says the company's data center designs will evolve to embrace new opportunities for scale and efficiency. Read More
Roundup: Microsoft, Wyse, Radware
May 19th, 2011 : John Rath
Radware ADC qualifies for Exchange Server 2010, San Francisco selects Microsoft e-mail cloud, Wyse enhances Windows thin clients. Read More