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Microsoft Plans $500 Million Chicago Data Center

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-believe-it-is-on-now dept.

miller60 writes "Microsoft is planning a huge new data center in the Chicago area, as it continues to expand its Internet infrastructure in an effort to keep pace with Google in web-based services. The new facility in Northlake, Ill. may cost more than $500 million and is expected to span 440,000 square feet. Microsoft opened a 470,000 square foot data center in Quincy, Washington earlier this year, and is building a similar facility in San Antonio. Microsoft has also submitted plans for a $500 million data center campus in Dublin, Ireland."

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  1. Bad summary. Uses incorrect units. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please describe how many LOC (libraries of congress) the data center will store. Also give the area in football fields and heights in statue of liberty and the energy consumption in number of homes that could be lit up.

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    sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
  2. Upcoming challenge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The big challenge is going to be getting NetBEUI to work between all those locations.

  3. Suspicious... by KenshoDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    440,000 square feet? Anyone else surprised that these data centers aren't 640K square feet?

  4. Re:Impressive investment, but ... by digThisXL · · Score: 5, Funny

    hard pressed to match Google in performance, however much money they throw at the problem. ...or how many chairs, for that matter.