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The newest Azure data center in Iowa(?) was going to be open air. Basically a pile of these containers in a field, with a big fence over it and a roof similar t
by breischl 13y ago
The newest Azure data center in Iowa(?) was going to be open air. Basically a pile of these containers in a field, with a big fence over it and a roof similar to a big car-port (no walls). They figured it was going to be better for cooling.
- ams6110 13y agoIowa? Doesn't sound like a great idea, they have tornadoes there, which can easily throw shipping containers around.
- breischl 13y agoYep, outside Des Moines. I don't have a reference for the rest of it, that was from conversations with MS employees. http://www.eweek.com/cloud/microsoft-parks-cloud-over-700m-iowa-data-center/ http://www.eweek.com/cloud/microsoft-parks-cloud-over-700m-i...