Microsoft comes to Iowa

After all the missery of the last month, this is some great news!

State confirms Microsoft coming to Iowa | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

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State officials confirmed today that Microsoft Corp. has chosen Iowa as the site of its next data center.

Stephanie Bjornson, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Economic Development, said today the software giant will build a data farm in central Iowa.

Microsoft leaders will choose the site in coming weeks. Bjornson said leaders are considering several properties for the center.

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awesome

Even after that lady sued the crap out of them and won. They love us.

yea, well after all the tax and incentive breaks they will get, it is reimbursement for some of what they lost.

What exactly is a data farm?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...09/DataTNG.jpg

http://www.altenergyinvestor.org/images/cornfield.jpg

Boy, I wanna work there!!! Sign me up!!

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Microsoft comes to Iowa

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"Shoeless Joe Jackson comes to Iowa"
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Originally Posted by ColoradoClone

What exactly is a data farm?

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Exactly what it sounds like. They grow various raw materials that, when processed, are turned into various forms of data. It's become a big moneymaker the last 15 years, considering the world's obsession with technology. We use more and more data every year, and it's hard for supply to keep up with demand.

Honestly, this won't have an overly significant impact on Iowa. Data Farms, just like regular farms, don't tend to employ that many people, and most of the tax benefits for Iowans were sold away in order to get the datacenter here in the first place.

It's not a bad thing, per se, just not that great of a thing either.

Marshalltown is building a new $3 Billion power plant in the coming years...word has it that Microsoft would want that data center near a community with a large power plant. hhhhmmmm.......

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Originally Posted by garn91

After all the missery of the last month, this is some great news!

State confirms Microsoft coming to Iowa | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

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Can a data farm make ethanol?

It's going to be in the Des Moines area and it will someday employ up to 200.

Rumor is that it will be on the west side of the metro around DeSoto/Van Meter/WDM area.

Wow, this is great news, first google and then M$. I wonder if they will hire me with my linux license plates.