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#281392 15-Feb-2021 16:41

BNZ signs on as flagship customer for Microsoft New Zealand datacenter region

So, why does Microsoft intend to build a new data center? Don't we already have lots of these things?

And what is a 'data center', anyway? I'd hate to think they're just some sort of clearing hub for teenage chatterers.

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#2656875 15-Feb-2021 16:45

or maybe why do MS need a datacenter in NZ?

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#2656876 15-Feb-2021 16:47

Nations around the world are getting more "Nationalistic" about data and Privacy, NZ is no different

I imagine that large users (and future potential users) particularly the government will have been pushing the large cloud providers to "on shore" data as much as possible, and I suspect that the other big boys will also look to establish a physical presence in NZ in the next few years...

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#2656878 15-Feb-2021 16:48

Please continue in the (old) existing thread: Microsoft to establish its first datacenter region in New Zealand (geekzone.co.nz)

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