The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Microsoft’s portable data center. Image: Microsoft. Microsoft has created a portable data center to bring cloud computing to remote environments. The modular data center is essentially a big box of servers, designed for places where it’s difficult to supply reliable cloud connectivity.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Members of the Project Natick team power wash algae, barnacles and sea anemones off the Northern Isles underwater data center, which was retrieved from the seafloor off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Microsoft Photo / Jonathan Banks). Microsoft Photo / Jonathan Banks).

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Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In recent weeks Microsoft has leased a large chunk of data center space in Silicon Valley, as well as additional space in northern Virginia. The latest leases continue a massive expansion of Microsoft''s Internet infrastructure to support growth in its Azure cloud services and Xbox Live gaming. Featured'

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Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 15, 2017

If you’re running a cloud platform at Microsoft’s scale (30-plus regions around the world, with multiple data centers per region) and you want it to run on the best data center hardware, you typically design it yourself. But what if there are ideas out there — outside of your company’s…

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Data Center Knowledge

JANUARY 7, 2014

At the Data Center Jobs Board, we have a new job listing from Microsoft Corporation, which is seeking a Director, US Data Center Construction. Data Center Jobs'

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Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Accelerating its global data center expansion, Microsoft will build a $250 million data center in Finland, the company said today. The investment was announced alongside a larger deal in which Microsoft will pay $7 billion to acquire Nokia''s devices business. Featured'

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 26, 2014

Microsoft plans a major expansion of its data center campus in Wyoming, investing an additional $274 million to build its cloud infrastructure in Cheyenne. Featured'

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Register highlights a report by Omdia analysts Alan Howard and Vladimir Galabov that notes how data center operators have been early adopters of renewable energy—Google and Microsoft recently announced plans to buy more energy to make their data centers greener—but it is still unavailable in many markets.

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 18, 2014

Microsoft is building even bigger in Iowa. billion in a new data center campus in West Des Moines, where it already operates a large server farm. The company today unveiled plans to invest a whopping $1.1 Featured'

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 14, 2014

Company awards $160,000 in grants to university research teams focused on data center efficiency as part of Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Read More. Microsoft'

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 16, 2014

Microsoft wants to use its data centers to help transform the way electricity is delivered in the United States. That process will focus on San Antonio, TX, where the company has confirmed plans to build a new $250 million data center. Featured'

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Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Around the globe, data centers consume massive amounts of energy and water during operations. Underwater centers could enable more sustainable deployments in the years ahead.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Amazon — alongside its US-based cloud competitors Google and Microsoft — acted quickly to set up regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia. Microsoft already has said it would invest $2.1 billion to launch new cloud areas.

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Data Center Knowledge

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Building and managing data center infrastructure represent large amounts of investments, writes Santiago Bernal of Microsoft. Knowing if and when you need additional capacity can translate into a significant improvement to your data center portfolio. Industry Perspectives'

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Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 13, 2017

Recent years’ relative quiet on the ARM server front, the scarcity of large-scale IBM Power deployment news, and the consistent growth reported by Intel’s Data Center Group may in totality create an impression that the data center chip wars have subsided, with Intel enjoying a massive – and secure.

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Data Center Knowledge

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Microsoft has announced a major expansion of its Dublin data center, which serves as the primary delivery hub for its cloud computing services for Europe. The company will spend $230 million to add 169,000 square feet of space. Featured'

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 22, 2014

Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute offers multi-tenant data center customers a direct link into the Azure cloud. Equinix will be rolling out the service in 16 IBX data centers globally, boosting its cloud connectivity offerings and further enabling the hybrid enterprise. Equinix Microsoft'

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GeekWire

APRIL 20, 2021

(Microsoft Image). As you point and click your way around various aspects of your digital life today, whether you’re hosting a virtual work meeting or playing a video game, save some time for a new immersive experience from Microsoft which helps explain how it all works, thanks to “the cloud.” Microsoft Graphic).

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Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 28, 2017

Google, Microsoft paint contrasting pictures of enterprise data centers’ relationship with cloud Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

CEO Satya Nadella touts $3 billion spent so far on data centers in Europe and announces plans for cloud region in France. Read More.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A recent job listing from Microsoft is seeking an expert in nuclear technology to lead the company's new energy initiative. This senior position, titled "Principal Program Manager Nuclear Technology," aims to assist Microsoft in developing, maturing, and implementing a global energy strategy centered around SMR and other microreactor designs.

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Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 6, 2017

Linux’s ubiquity in the data center wasn’t by design. It was the effect of a powerful and unpredictable undercurrent. Read More.

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TechSpot

JULY 2, 2022

According to a recent article by The Information, more than two dozen Azure data centers, including key centers in Washington, Europe, and Asia, are currently operating at reduced capacity.

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Data Center Knowledge

MAY 13, 2014

Extends ExpressRoute service across TelecityGroup''s massive European data center footprint Read More. Cloud Computing Connectivity Europe Microsoft Telecity'

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Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 4, 2014

As farm land, the property is worth a lot less, but the premium is normal for a data center site. Iowa Microsoft'

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Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Views expansion as opportunity to sell cloud into industries with data sovereignty requirements Read More. Asia-Pacific Cloud Computing Microsoft'

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Microsoft will invest €3.2 billion in Germany by the end of 2025 to double the artificial intelligence and cloud capacities of its data centers there. While Germany is number two in the use and development of AI, it only ranks 11th in Europe when it comes to AI skills, according to the Microsoft President.

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Data center expansions by Google, Microsoft and eBay captured the attention of readers in September, along with a cloud outage for Amazon Web Services. Here are the most viewed stories on Data Center Knowledge for September 2013, ranked by page views. Google Has Spent 21 Billion on Data Centers.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Microsoft has developed what it calls the Azure Modular Datacenter, or the MDC. It's a modular, portable data center that can extend satellite range anywhere in the world, thanks to close integration with Elon Musk's satellite broadband service. Microsoft hopes to work together with Musk's SpaceX to further "link up".

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

Chris Vonderhaar, former Amazon Web Services data center leader, will serve as Google Cloud’s vice president of demand and supply management. He worked for Amazon for 13 years, most recently overseeing the design and operation of Amazon Web Services’ global network of data centers.

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Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 23, 2017

Company would join Google, Facebook, Microsoft, who have data centers in Iowa Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In January, multiple data center articles were popular among Data Center Knowledge readers. Here are the most viewed stories on Data Center Knowledge for January 2104, including news from Microsoft and downtime at Google.

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Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

As the power requirements of its data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, approach 35MW, Microsoft and its energy provider in the area are laying the groundwork to ensure the site can continue to grow. Read More.

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Tech Republic Data Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Microsoft's Azure Modular data center brings computing on the edge.

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Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

German news outlet Tagesspiegel reports that Microsoft is considering a German data center.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

Longtime Amazon data center leader Joe Minarik departed the tech giant after more than 16 years to join Dallas-based DataBank as chief operating officer. Minarik joined Amazon in 2005, prior to the launch of Amazon Web Services, and was most recently the head of global data center supply. Joe Minarik. DataBank Photo).

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 4, 2014

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Rackspace and GoDaddy made some of the most-read news on Data Center Knowledge in June. DCK Featured'

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