Microsoft Data Centers Blog

The New York Timeshas launched a series looking at the environmental and economic impacts of cloud computing. These are critical issues to all cloud users and providers, and areas in which Microsoft has dedicated substantial resources, helped create industry metrics for, and publicly shared our best practices on for many years. We may not agree with all of the conclusions that theTimesreaches, but we appreciate their desire to focus attention on these important topics. Read More >>

While at the RSA Conference in San Francisco recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Tim Rains, a director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing team, about physical security measures and best practices deployed at our data centers. Security is among the top concerns for customers worldwide and physical security of data centers is a frequent topic. The conversation is featured in a segment on Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Cloud Fundamental Video Series and provides insights into Microsoft’s holistic approach to physical security that encompasses increasing levels of security controls from the outside perimeter of our data centers through to increased levels of controls placed closer to data assets based on the value of the assets. Read More >>