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Microsoft Plans Data Center in Siberia

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-many-jokes dept.

miller60 writes "Microsoft has announced plans to build a data center in Siberia. The facility near the city of Irkutsk will be able to hold 10,000 servers. Officials in Microsoft's Russian business unit said the region had a stable power supply, and will be able to support a 50 megawatt utility feed. The average winter temperature is below zero in Irkutsk (which is perhaps best known to gamers as a territory in Risk). Microsoft recently announced huge data center projects in Chicago and Dublin, Ireland, and is clearly ramping up its worldwide infrastructure platform as it competes with Google." No doubt this will save a fortune on cooling costs- they can just crack a window.

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  1. Interesting by Panaqqa · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess Ballmer's not satisfied anymore with throwing chairs at people. He's decided to add Siberian exile to the mix.

  2. In Soviet Russia... by OhHellWithIt · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... data center cools you.

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  3. This is where Google defectors will go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So Bob, we hear you're thinking about taking a job with Google. That's great. But, we'd like to make you an offer to stay. Just put this blindfold on, and we'll take you on a short plane ride to your new office. We believe you'll end up staying the rest of your life."

  4. Crack a window? by pegr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Windows was already cracked.... /oblig. Sorry, somebody had to say it...

  5. Meh by JoeCommodore · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone who knows would start building up their data centers in Australia as you can get the whole area and it's an easily defensible region which will increase your build stats. Then wait till after the other data centers fight it out in Asia and Europe you move in and take over.

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  6. Honestly by TheSpoom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know you guys are hopeful but I really doubt Microsoft will open Windows.

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