{"id":319,"date":"2008-10-28T13:58:34","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T13:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkesy.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/28\/microsofts-virtual-storage-centre\/"},"modified":"2008-10-28T13:58:34","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T13:58:34","slug":"microsofts-virtual-storage-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/10\/28\/microsofts-virtual-storage-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s Virtual Storage Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the BBC called it anyway!<\/p>\n<p>With all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/azure\" target=\"_blank\">Azure<\/a> stuff in the media I wasn\u2019t surprised when <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/technology\/7694471.stm\" target=\"_blank\">this appeared on the BBC<\/a> website<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Microsoft has launched a new platform, Windows Azure, in which data and applications will not be stored on individuals&#8217; computers. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Rory Cellan-Jones opens the door on the company&#8217;s cloud computing centre in California. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a short video that gives a brief glimpse at one of the Microsoft data centres. 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