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Presenting our Datacentre Strategy at Tech-Ed EMEA

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:41 PM by msdcblog
Just a short post to let you know that I’ll be in Berlin for Tech-Ed EMEA from November 9 - 13 and I hope to see some of you there. I’ll be providing deeper insight into our new Dublin and Chicago datacentres, including our approaches to delivering on Read More...
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Rolling out the Green Carpet for Dublin’s Neighbors

Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 8:01 AM by msdcblog
A few weeks back we had the privilege of hosting a data centre visit and tour for the residential neighbours of the Dublin data centre. Given the long projected lifespan of our new facility, we’re going to be neighbours for a long time, and so we felt Read More...
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Microsoft Celebrates Chicago Data Center Grand Opening

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 6:14 PM by msdcblog
Containers Increase IT Efficiency of Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Infrastructure Microsoft’s cloud computing infrastructure takes another big step forward this week with the grand opening of our Chicago data center. At more than 700,000 square feet, this Read More...
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Dublin Data Center Celebrates Grand Opening

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:00 AM by msdcblog
Environmental advances and expanded international computing delivered This is a big week for Microsoft’s online, live, and cloud services as we celebrate the grand opening of our new data center in Dublin, Ireland. The Dublin facility delivers two key Read More...
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Microsoft Brings Two More Mega Data Centers Online in July

Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 2:55 PM by msdcblog
I am really excited that our team is now reaching another key milestone in data center innovations. July marks the launch of our two newest mega data centers in Chicago and Dublin. Our Dublin facility will go live on July 1, followed by our Chicago facility Read More...
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Microsoft’s Infrastructure Services Team Welcomes Kevin Timmons

Posted Monday, June 22, 2009 3:00 PM by msdcblog
Building an organization around exceptional leaders with the deepest industry expertise is core to how we evolve our Global Foundation Services organization. One such leader is Kevin Timmons , who joined Microsoft Global Foundation Services (GFS) today Read More...
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Microsoft’s Top 10 Business Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers (celebrating Earth Day)

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:00 AM by msdcblog
How to Reduce Energy Consumption, Waste, and Costs while Increasing Efficiency and ROI What does environmental sustainability mean to data centers, industry operators, and IT businesses? A lot of managers in these areas may barely notice the Earth Day Read More...
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Our Vision for Generation 4 Modular Data Centers – One way of Getting it just right . . .

Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:13 AM by msdcblog
Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight... Read More...
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Out of the Box Paradox – Manifested (aka Chicago Area Data Center begins its journey)

Posted Monday, October 20, 2008 4:06 PM by msdcblog
With modern conventional thinking and untold management consultants coaching people to think outside the box, I find it humorous that we have actually physically manifested an “Out of the Box Paradox” in Chicago. Read More...
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DataCenter Think Tanks Sheepish on Weightloss

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 4:15 PM by msdcblog
Matt Stansbury over at Data Center Facilities Pro posted an interesting post regarding a panel containing Uptime’s Ken Brill. The note warns folks on the use of PUE as a benchmarking standard between data centers. I can’t say I really disagree with what he says. In my mind, self measurement is always an intensely personal thing. Read More...
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