Microsoft has joined The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA), an industry group that publishes usage models for Open Specifications for Cloud Computing.

Sometimes a relatively small amount of software code can make a huge difference in how much you spend on hardware. That's the case at Microsoft, which has been able to reduce the number of diesel backup generators at its data centers by using...

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...

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.

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...