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2015 3

  1. Microsoft Invests in Subsea Cables to Connect Datacenters Globally
  2. From Silicon to System: How Hyper-scale Impacts Your Design
  3. Microsoft Reinvents Datacenter Power Backup with New Open Compute Project Specification

2014 11

  1. Microsoft’s Biogas-Powered Data Plant Opens in Wyoming
  2. Microsoft Contributes Next Generation Server Design to Open Compute Project
  3. Microsoft Announces Largest Wind Project to Date
  4. Microsoft, Others Partner on Fuel Cell Research with $5 Million Awarded by ARPA-E
  5. IT Pros pick Microsoft’s Software-Defined Networks Monitoring solution DEMon
  6. Microsoft Expands Datacenter Presence in Iowa
  7. Three Ways Microsoft is Working to Transform the Energy Supply Chain
  8. Joining the OCP Foundation Board
  9. Achievement Unlocked – Fuel Cell-Powered Computing
  10. Microsoft contributes cloud server designs to the Open Compute Project
  11. Microsoft Contributes Cloud Server Specification to Open Compute Project

2013 30

  1. Designing and Managing Servers for Cloud-Scale Datacenters: Part 2
  2. Microsoft Exploring Fuel Cell-Powered Datacenters via the Server Rack
  3. Microsoft Datacenter Engineers Discuss Software-Defined Datacenters at Industry Events
  4. Microsoft Announces New Investment to Power a Greener Cloud
  5. Designing and Managing Servers for Cloud-Scale Datacenters
  6. Microsoft Channel 9 talks datacenters with Christian Belady
  7. Microsoft’s Cloud Server Engineer to Share Optimized Server Best Practices at Open Server Summit
  8. Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services and Windows Azure Receive FedRAMP JAB P-ATO
  9. Microsoft’s recruiting more Engineers for its expanding Cloud Infrastructure
  10. Energy: The Datacenter’s Change Catalyst
  11. Learn how Microsoft Manages its Cloud-Scale Infrastructure at Datacenter Dynamics Converged Seattle
  12. Microsoft’s Cloud Is Growing Again! 100+ Jobs Posted This Week
  13. Microsoft Research Spotlights Potential of Software Defined Networking
  14. Cloud services you can trust: Office 365 availability
  15. Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure Team is Hiring
  16. Microsoft’s David Gauthier Shares Data Center Design Strategies at Datacenter Dynamics Converged
  17. Reducing Emissions in Datacenters
  18. Microsoft’s Infrastructure Networking Expert Vijay Gill at GigaOm Structure this month
  19. Microsoft wins 2013 Data Center of the Year Award from ICT Excellence for Dublin Facility
  20. Cloud Compliance
  21. Microsoft’s Christian Belady Speaking at Uptime Symposium on the Cloud’s Impact on Data Centers
  22. Microsoft’s ITPAC – A Perfect Fit for Off-the-Grid Computing Capacity
  23. 10 Earth-Friendly Facts about Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure
  24. How Microsoft Operates One of the World’s Largest Cloud Infrastructures
  25. Brian Janous to keynote Data Center World Conference April 29th
  26. Microsoft Cloud-Scale Data Center designs
  27. Microsoft Sharing Data Center Management Practices at Industry Events this Month
  28. Software Reigns in Microsoft’s Cloud-Scale Datacenters
  29. Microsoft Helps City of Quincy Reuse Water and Recharge the Aquifer
  30. Christian Belady at Datacentres Malaysia Conference, January 16

2012 16

  1. SMARTer 2020 Study Offers Further Support for Global Carbon Reductions Potential of the IT Industry
  2. EPA migrates to the Microsoft Cloud
  3. Microsoft Delivers Cloud Security Readiness Tool
  4. Microsoft Receives EPA’s Green Power Leadership Award
  5. Cloud Computing Creates Opportunities for Greater Efficiency!
  6. Microsoft’s Energy and Efficiency Evolution to Power the Cloud
  7. Microsoft’s Top 10 Business Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers
  8. Harmonizing Cloud Security Requirements to Enable Cloud Adoption
  9. Every Watt Matters!
  10. Microsoft Achieves SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 for Cloud and Online Services Infrastructure
  11. Microsoft Cloud Fundamentals Video Series Available on Data Center Security
  12. Visit our New Blog and Web Site now hosted on Windows Azure!
  13. Making Carbon Neutrality Everyone’s Responsibility at Microsoft
  14. Microsoft Recognized by EPA as Leading Green Power Purchaser
  15. Thinking Off the Grid: Independence for today’s Data Centers via Data Plants?
  16. Microsoft’s Dublin Data Center Grows with Enhanced Efficiency and Sustainability

2011 10

  1. Computerworld names Microsoft one of Top Green IT organizations
  2. Microsoft’s Data Center Takes Fresh Approach On Water Reuse
  3. Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Blog Site Launches Today
  4. The Cloud Infrastructure Journey - From Containers to Modularity, Long Live Containment!
  5. The Disappearing Datacenter….
  6. How Big is the Datacenter Construction Business?
  7. Offering Support to Help Victims of the Japanese Earthquake
  8. Microsoft’s Cloud Gets Even Greener in Ireland
  9. Datacenter Efficiency
  10. The Gravitational Pull Was Too Strong

2010 7

  1. Holistic Approach to Energy Efficient Datacenters
  2. Dublin Datacenter Recognized by Industry as the Best European Enterprise Datacenter Facility
  3. Chicago Datacenter Wins Green Enterprise IT Award from Uptime Institute
  4. Celebrating Earth Day from the Emerald Isle
  5. One Small Step for Microsoft’s Cloud, Another Big Step for Sustainability
  6. Apples Don’t Fall Far from the Tree
  7. A peek behind the scenes at Hotmail

2009 19

  1. Microsoft Receives Leaders Award for Innovation in the Mega Data Centre
  2. Rightsizing Servers to Achieve Cost and Power Savings in the Datacenter
  3. The Polarization of the Data Center Industry (at least for now): Part 2 of 2
  4. The Polarization of the Data Center Industry (at least for now): Part 1 of 2
  5. Presenting our Datacentre Strategy at Tech-Ed EMEA
  6. Rolling out the Green Carpet for Dublin’s Neighbors
  7. Microsoft Celebrates Chicago Data Center Grand Opening
  8. Dublin Data Center Celebrates Grand Opening
  9. Microsoft Brings Two More Mega Data Centers Online in July
  10. Microsoft’s Infrastructure Services Team Welcomes Kevin Timmons
  11. How Microsoft is Securing the Cloud Infrastructure and Our Data Centers, Part 2
  12. How Microsoft is Securing the Cloud Infrastructure and Our Data Centers
  13. Designing Generation 4.0 Data Centers: The Engineers’ Approach to Solving Business Challenges…continued
  14. Microsoft’s Top 10 Business Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers (celebrating Earth Day)
  15. Farmers, so long…
  16. Changes at Microsoft
  17. What’s the Upside to a Downturn? Recessions Heighten Focus on Efficiency!
  18. Look for a new post next week
  19. Building a Better Mousetrap a.k.a. Optimizing for Maximum Efficiency in an Economic Downturn

2008 6

  1. Generation 4 – A deeper look
  2. In disappointment, there is opportunity. . .
  3. Data Center Leadership video posted at TechEd
  4. Green Grid Data Center Indicator + CADE = Something useful!
  5. Struggling with CADE, McKinsey / Uptime Metric (RE-POST)
  6. Do Not Tighten Bolts