Microsoft tightens data center oversight, weighs new neocloud deals
Sources report Microsoft is tightening oversight of some data center projects, stepping away from those it deems risky, and debating whether to sign new neocloud deals. The move follows Microsoft's earlier role in creating the neocloud boom through tens of billions of dollars in contracts with upstart data center operators.
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Brody Ford / Bloomberg : Sources: Microsoft is tightening oversight of some data center projects, stepping away from those it deems risky, and debating whether to ink new neocloud deals — Microsoft Corp. helped create the “neocloud” boom, signing tens of billions of dollars in contracts with upstart data center operators …
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