Saturday, April 26th, 2014

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12:30p	Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of April 25 For your weekend reading, here’s a recap of five noteworthy stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this past week. Server Farms Get Super-Sized for Cloud Growth – The server farms powering the Internet are getting super-sized, as demand for cloud services prompts technology companies to build larger and larger data center campuses. The trend is exemplified by three new projects that reflect the breadth of the new data center geography. How Amazon Stays On Top in the Cloud Wars - Amazon Web Services was the first major player in cloud computing, and has maintained its clear leadership position as rivals like Microsoft and Google have poured billions of dollars into competing platforms. How has Amazon, a company with its roots in online retailing, managed to dominate one of the major tech battlegrounds of our era? A Look Inside Apple’s iDataCenter in North Carolina - Apple has provided the first look inside its data centers in a series of media interviews designed to promote its use of green energy. In interviews with Wired and The Today Show, Apple Vice President of Environmental Initiative Lisa Jackson has shown off the massive solar power arrays that power the company’s data centers in Reno, Nevada and Maiden, North Carolina. IBM Unveils New POWER8 Systems, Built for Big Data - IBM unveiled new Power Systems servers Wednesday, leveraging POWER8 technology for a new era of big data and open innovation. Through the OpenPOWER Foundation, IBM also released detailed technical specifications for its POWER8 processor, inviting collaborators and competitors alike to innovate on the processor and server platform. Google: We’ve Bought 1 Gigawatt of Renewable Energy - Google celebrated Earth Day by announcing a 407 megawatt deal with Iowa utility MidAmerican Energy to supply wind energy to support Google’s data center campus in Council Bluffs. The agreement will power both of Google’s current facilities and also allow for future expansion. This is the company’s seventh and largest renewable energy commitment to date, bringing total renewable energy contracted to more than one gigawatt (1,000 megawatts). Stay current on Data Center Knowledge’s data center news by subscribing to our RSS feed and daily e-mail updates, or by following us on Twitter or Facebook or join our LinkedIn Group – Data Center Knowledge. (Comment on this)
2:40p	Microsoft Announces $274 Million Data Center Expansion in Wyoming Microsoft plans a major expansion of its data center campus in Wyoming, investing an additional $274 million to build its cloud infrastructure in Cheyenne, the company said Friday. Microsoft already has a data center in Cheynne, and the expansion brings the company’s investment in Wyoming to nearly $500 million, according to state officials.  “Microsoft is excited to expand its data center operations in Cheyenne,” said Dayne Sampson, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services group. ”This will ensure the best possible delivery of cloud infrastructure and services to our current and future customers in Wyoming and the surrounding region. We have a strong working relationship with the Governor’s Office, Cheyenne LEADS staff and local officials who help make Wyoming an optimal place for Microsoft to do business.” Microsoft will begin construction of the expansion in late spring 2014. The first stage of the new data center is estimated to be operational in summer 2015. In addition to its data center, Microsoft has also made Cheynne the focus of an ambitious research project in which it has deployed a data center container filled with servers next to a water treatment plant in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and power the servers using electricity from a fuel cell running on methane biogas from the plant. “I have made growth of Wyoming’s technology sector a priority,” said Gov. Matt Mead. “Wyoming has so many comparative advantages for data centers. I have worked with the Legislature to position Wyoming as a competitive location for these high-valued projects. It is exciting to see these efforts produce results. I thank Microsoft for investing here and for the jobs and capital facilities it creates.”     (Comment on this)

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