Head in the "Cloud"

A great read from my old chum Peter Ferry on the rise of data centres and the potential for these to be homed in Scotland. Not a jingoistic rant by Peter but an honest assessment (and a well researched one) on the benefits Scotland offers for the data centre market. Why is it an important topic, not least for Microsoft with our Software + Services ambitions? This quote from Wired explains all:

"George Gilder in Wired magazine recently estimated that the datacentres of the 5 leading search engines consume around 5 Gigawatts of power, counting servers, storage, cooling, and the inefficiencies of the grid's power transmission. Compare that to the 60GW peak demand on the UK national grid"

As Peter suggests: 

"The moral of the story is that building your datacentres next to sources of cheap, clean power, makes good fiscal sense, and gives you a nice warm feeling about doing your bit for the planet"

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