Miles Neale (1/31/2013)
When I think of the millions and millions of dollars spent on those cold data centers with special this and that compared to trucking in a container just plug it in, configure, and run I am amazed. I never really thought it would be like buying a washing machine or chest freezer.Wonderful information, have you seen any update to the article? Since it was published a few years back Microsoft might have a "true life story" out there by now.
Thanks!
It is crazy. I heard that MS is doing the parking lot thing, with a fence and dropping containers off. Haven't found public confirmation, but I suspect we'll see it.
I could see some of my larger employers (1000+ people) doing this to grow instead of adding to cold rooms. Need space for 2-3, since you might not mess with one until xx% of servers die and then replace the whole thing.