Here’s a cool animated video from Microsoft showing how their datacenters are built. I mentioned about Microsoft data centers in an old post worth reading. Enjoy!

Everybody these days is talking about the cloud, more and more companies are looking into the cloud promises to extend and improve their business or maybe just looking to save some money. So who do you trust with your data? Who’s “the best” in the cloud? What’s behind the cloud?

There’s an interesting article by Bill Snyder “Why Microsoft won’t dominate the cloud” where he’s laying down arguments on why Microsoft might not be the best company to drive this new movement. However, in my opinion, it is too soon o make any meaningful arguments about the future of the cloud. There’s a not-so-invisible war between Google, Amazon and Microsoft, all of them investing huge amounts of money in new datacenters, software development and marketing. 

We’re trying to find more about the people, the hardware and the software behind the cloud. Today we’ll take a look at Microsoft. Introducing Debra Chrapaty, corporate vice president of Global Foundation Services(GFS), responsible for strategy and delivery of the foundational platform for Microsoft Live and Online Services worldwide including security, operational management, networking, globalization and datacenters. Her organization supports MSN and Windows Live branded services, Microsoft communication and collaboration services as well as 150 additional Microsoft services and web portals, including Windows Azure services. She’s the commander in chief with one mission: build the cloud. Continue reading…