Microsoft built servers ‘ farms ‘ wishes to compete in a Web service
Microsoft company in Washington State central a has a century of long of old of agricultural small town–Kun West established has a Internet era of “farm”. However, this “farm” does not planting grain, also does not raising cow, but installed has large of computer server and data storage system, it will became Microsoft company resisted from Google, manufacturers in Web area of competition plans of Central. Microsoft company in Kun West established of this new of data center is its currently maximum of “server farm”- Its area is large enough to hold 7 football pitches, which is the global software giant ambitious manifestation wishes to compete in a Web services.
Microsoft’s plan to restart on Monday Quincy “server farm” of hundreds of thousands of servers. in addition, it has also invested US $ 550 million in building a data center at San Antonio. these initiatives for businesses for sale on the traditional software packages for Microsoft, it is a strategic transition, This is also on from Google, manufacturers of application software on Windows and Office Empire increasingly growth of threat of response. According to Morningstar of analyst Toan Tran said, data center is provides Web service of Foundation, therefore, if Microsoft company wanted to in Web service area and other manufacturers competition, this should is it must purchased of a Zhang “tickets”. due to software industry is to Web service area development, therefore, This is Microsoft company had to take of a item necessary of measures. Data Center to Microsoft company provides has Foundation facilities, it on can for development such as Xbox Live network video game system and CRM Live enterprise software, multiple service has. According to Microsoft company of Chief Software schema Division Mr Ozzie Yu this year February in Goldman company held of once meeting Shang said, Microsoft company will continues to investment construction new of data center, provides enough of processing ability, Other manufacturers and developers to develop Web services on its infrastructure.
Despite software in traditional Shang is not a funds-intensive business, but data center of construction change has its business mode. According to Morningstar estimated, Microsoft company in this fiscal year of capital sexual spending will growth 50%, reached 1.5 billion dollars, Xia a fiscal year will then growth 50%, up 2.3 billion dollars. this to and Microsoft company estimated of this fiscal year 50 billion dollars of business income compared to, was is pulled out a root fine hair. Apart from computer server and storage device of run zhiwai, Arising from the data center or need for air conditioning equipment, drove a lot of heat. Quincy “server farm” capacity of 48 megawatts of energy consumption, sufficient for 40,000 families in the amount of electricity.
Source: eNet