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Microsoft Mulling Portable Data Centers

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. Google? by jkonrad · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Hasn't Google already been doing this for a couple years now?

  2. whoa, slow down there! by hxnwix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Portable data centers? They can't even get portable music players right!