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Microsoft and others in the industry place a huge premium on where they put their data centers, picking spots close to cheap abundant power, water, and other key ingredients. About 70 percent of a facility's economics are determined before you break ground, Microsoft executives said.
Read more in our related article: "Inside one of the world's largest data centers"
November 2, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: Microsoft
