Microsoft Mulling Portable Data Centers

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 5, 2007 @10:32AM from the call-me-when-they-make-them-luggable dept.

1sockchuck writes "An architect of the Windows Live team has published a presentation advocating portable container-based data centers as the future of data center infrastructure. James Hamilton, who previously was GM of Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services, contends that a distributed network of unmanned modular units 'transforms data centers from static and costly behemoths into inexpensive and portable lightweights. ... Multiple smaller data centers, regionally located, could prove to be a competitive advantage.' Both Sun and Rackable have rolled out prototypes of container-based 'data center in a box' products, and Hamilton notes that large generators are also available in trailers."

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Re:whoa, slow down there! by adamruck · 2007-04-05 14:02 · Score: 0, Troll

Honestly, I would imagine that portal music players are a hell of lot harder to get "right", than portable data centers.

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Microsoft plays catchup to Google yet again by Master+of+Transhuman · 2007-04-06 04:20 · Score: 0, Troll

"Gee, they're SO innovative at Microsoft"!

Morons.

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