Microsoft puts data centers on wheels
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft is taking its container approach to data centers a step further, making the building housing the data center itself a module.
Video: Microsoft Generation 4.0 Data Center Vision In a blog posting on Tuesday, Microsoft detailed what the "generation four" data centers will look like.
"This is a significant step forward, and one that Microsoft believes will reshape how companies build data centers and support cloud computing," a Microsoft representative said in a statement.
The generation four concept "builds on the innovation at Microsoft's Chicago data center, which houses shipping containers packed with up to 2,500 servers each," the representative said.