Additionally, Microsoft said it would open new cloud data centers in Germany to better serve customers in the country, confirming earlier reports by German news outlets WirtschaftsWoche and Handelsblatt. (fortune.com)
Last week Amazon Web Services announced plans to add new cloud data centers in Paris: Now it's Microsoft's turn. (fortune.com)
A funny (but maybe not funny) aside: Amazon has announced a special - purpose region of cloud data centers for use by the U.S. intelligence community. (rainnews.com)