With this latest move in the datacenter innovation spectrum, the Redmond-based firm has cemented its commitment towards investing in modern datacenter infrastructure for the long term.
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Microsoft has announced a self-contained datacenter - Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter - for challenging remote missions to take advantage of cloud computing at the intelligent edge.
In terms of sustainability initiatives, the new steps announced at Inspire 2020 today are specifically aimed at accelerating progress towards Microsoft's goal of being carbon negative by 2030.
Microsoft's opening of new datacenters in Africa make it the first global provider to deliver cloud services to the continent. Azure will also be generally available in these new cloud regions.
Microsoft is encouraged by the proceedings of the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case. Where the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments about overseas data storage and transfer.
Microsoft has shared a few of the methods employed to ensure the security of the data it handles. It was also quick to point out its efforts at transparency in the benefit of the end user.
Microsoft has announced it has successfully demonstrated the use of fuel cells to directly power a rack of servers in a datacenter, which could lead to lower energy and infrastructure costs.
