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Microsoft Announces EMEA Data Centre to be Located in Dublin

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  • 08-11-2007 10:58am
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    biko
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    Microsoft Corporation today announced that Ireland has been selected as the location for its new European data centre. The data centre, which will be located in Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin, will cover over 51,000sq metres and will deliver Windows Live services and store data for the company’s online services businesses such as MSN and Windows Live. The new facility is the latest development in Microsoft’s software + services strategy and as such will provide support to Microsoft’s growing online services business throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

    Microsoft plans to invest $500m in the construction phase of the data centre with an additional substantial investment planned to kit out the centre with the latest available server technology.

    About 10 to 15 new jobs will be generated when the plant is fully operational by summer 2009. Microsoft currently employs over 1,200 people in Ireland.


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