Microsoft takes cloud computing to the clouds

[mr moose]

http://www.dailytech.com/To+the+Cloud+Microsoft+Signs+20Year+Contract+for+175+MW+of+Wind+Power/article36221.htm

 

 

A new 20-year agreement to purchase the output of a 175-megawatt wind farm in Pilot Hill, Illinois was announced this week by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), marking its second major 100+ megawatt commitment in under a year.

 

So MS have purchased green power for their Chicago data center,  Not only good for the environment but as one of the world's largest cloud data centers, a 20 year contract indicates just how long  MS expects to be operating such centers.    

 

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[helping]

Oh cloud to butt how you make the internet such a charming place

[RelentlessAF]

Hey, maybe they will start a trend with companies switching over to wind-energy. Definitely the best thing they have done recently, +1 Microsoft.

[Sharp_3yE]

I hope everyone knows that they use more then just wind energy. You have to.