One of the biggest cloud data centers in the country will now be driven primarily via alternative energy
From Dailytech:
From Dailytech:
The Chicago data center is one of ten major content data centers Microsoft listed in the U.S. in a recent blog. (Other locations include Atlanta, Geor.; Miami, Flor.; New York City, New York; Washington D.C.; Dallas and San Jose, Texas; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Seattle, Wash.)To the Cloud: Microsoft Signs 20-Year Contract for 175 MW of Wind Power
The effort comes as Microsoft finds itself midway through the second year of its push towards "carbon neutrality". Masterminded by its environmental strategist Rob Bernard the "simple" plan is described as: “Be lean. Be green. Be accountable.”
