Microsoft investing $700 million $ for cloud

kevin carey

The way you worded this, it appears you think they’re just now starting work on the “promised 300,000 servers”, with this $700 million investment. Fact is, Windows Azure (their cloud server infrastructure) was initiated in 2008, and implemented in 2010…with an initial investment of over $1 BILLION. This is “just” another major expansion, but not in any way an indicator of where they stand with said “promise”.
- Alessio Palumbo
  
  Not at all. I merely mentioned that this investment is another clear effort over the intent of delivering that promise.
  - kevin carey
    
    And you still say “intent”…like it hasn’t happened. You do realize they couldn’t build, test, and integrate a new sever farm into Azure in time for XBONE’s launch don’t you? The “promised 300,000 servers” already exists….and then some. The original farm, in Chicago (from 3 years ago), had that much capacity, and they’ve already expanded to Virginia, Ireland , and Wash. State. (that I know of….maybe others).
    - Hussain Naseem
      
      You are assuming that all of microsoft’s cloud infrastructure is geared towards providing better services on the xbox. MS however have a number of other cloud services that would benefit much more from Azure. factor into this the number of office 365 subscriptions all of which run via the cloud.
      - Alessio Palumbo
        
        That is true, there are other cloud services in the infrastructure but Xbox Live seems to be quite important in Microsoft’s plans.
- Festano
  
  Maybe you did not read well what I wrote
  - kevin carey
    
    More accurately, you did not write well what is there to be read. But hey, you’re just another “gaming journalist” trying to make a few $$ off hits/ads. I shouldn’t be so critical.

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