data centers
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Microsoft Is Finally Opening Two Azure Data Centres In Australia Next Week
It has been a long and frustrating 18-month wait, but it’s finally over. Microsoft is switching on its first Australian Azure data centres in Melbourne and Sydney next week, and it’s one particular cloud computing development that could mean good things for the Australian PC- and Xbox-using public.
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Why Bitcoin Miners Are Moving To Tiny Towns In Washington State
There’s not much in rural Washington, but there are lot of dams. And dams mean hydroelectric power. Following the lure of cheap electricity, Bitcoin miners and their power-hungry server farms are making out for sleepy little towns in the US Pacific Northwest.
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What’s Apple’s Other Giant New Data Center For?
Apple’s ginormous data centre in North Carolina has—or had?—been shrouded in mystery for some time now. But did you know that they just inked a deal on another iData haven, nearly as big, in SoCal? But what for?
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Server Porn: Inside Facebook’s Gleaming Green Data Center
Facebook recently took the wraps off its shiny new data centre in Prineville, Oregon and—courtesy the Open Compute Project—we’ve learned the whole massive thing sounds lean, mean and relatively green.