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Microsoft has drawn up plans for investing $348 million in expanding its data center footprint. The investment will go into Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Some of the key aspects of this expansion will be the inclusion of all the latest innovations in green IT, expansion of its Azure cloud computing platform, using modular data center designs and better data center energy efficiency too. As far as the local economy is concerned this investment means more jobs. The data center expansion project is coming up because the company has to keep up with growing demands from its customers.
The project will also be a great showcase for the company's policy of bringing together state of the art designs as far as reducing carbon footprint is concerned with increases in server utilization and cloud computing capabilities. Using a modular principle also gives the company the advantage of lowering costs and shortening deployment times.
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Microsoft is planning to invest $348m to grow its data center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, which will see two more facilities added.
As local Indiana newspaper The Republic reports, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said that the expansion will help create thirty new jobs in the area, with The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission putting $2m towards the project. Also, the Governor's Opportunity Fund will provide a $200,000 grant to assist the county in pushing the initiative forward.
The latest expansion adds to the $499m Microsoft already invested in the data center to build it initially back in 2010, with an additional $150m pumped in to expand the site in 2011.
Christian Belady, Microsoft Data Center Services general manager, added that the investment and expansion will increase the facility's computing capacity, software capabilities and server utilization.
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Microsoft plans a big cloud data center expansion that will include the latest innovations in Green IT and keep the modular data center momentum going.
Microsoft is expanding its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Va., to the tune of $348 million, the software giant announced.
The investment is not only expected to bring more IT jobs to the region, it will expand the company's Azure cloud computing platform. "This expansion will allow us to meet the growing demand from consumers and businesses for our cloud services in the region in an increasingly efficient manner," Microsoft Data Center Services general manager Christian Belady said in a statement.
Microsoft, sensitive to the environmental impact of big cloud computing facilities, said that the expansion will serve as a showcase for the company's advancements in Green IT and data center energy efficiency.
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Microsoft is investing $348 million in a data center expansion in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in efforts to boost the company's online services, according to a report by a local Indiana newspaper.
It's hoped that the boost to the data center will assist with the company's software capabilities, computing capacity, and server utilization, helping the company roll out more reliable online services.
The Republic has reported that Virginia governor Bob McDonnell said the expansion will help create 30 new jobs. The publication also stated that the Governor's Opportunity Fund will provide a $200,000 grant to help the county with the project.