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Microsoft Dublin data centre opens – The Irish Times – Thu, Sep 24, 2009

[via CIARA O'BRIEN Irish Times] Microsoft has opened a new “mega datacentre” in west Dublin to support growing demand for online services, the first such centre opened outside the US.

The centre is part of the company’s strategy to build its cloud computing capacity and network infrastructure to meet the demand generated from its Online, Live, and Cloud services, such as Bing, Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, Windows Live, and the Windows Azure platform.

via Microsoft Dublin data centre opens – The Irish Times – Thu, Sep 24, 2009.

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HP selects Galway as global centre for cloud computing

by JOHN COLLINS Irish Times
HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) has designated its Galway software development centre as a global centre of competency for cloud computing.

The first fruits of the new designation is a product recall service for the food industry, which is being launched in Canada.

Announced yesterday, the service will run on HP’s cloud computing platform for manufacturing and is being offered through a partnership with GS1, a non-profit organisation that attempts to make supply chains more efficient.

Cloud computing, which involves accessing applications over the web rather than installing them on a customers’ own premises, is gaining popularity rapidly.
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