Inside The MS Quincy Data Center

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Saw this today - a fascinating peak with the BBC into the Microsoft Quincy data center in Washington - expect Windows Azure an MS Online to be running in those racks.

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7694471.stm

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It's fully powered by hydro-electricity and built to be highly efficient in terms of energy usage and therefore showing leadership in environmental impact. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc546560.aspx (there is another video linked to in that article). And of course there is plenty more info on the 'green' side of data center design up on our Environmental and Sustainability website e.g. Green Grid

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