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It seems that Microsoft never rests on their laurels.  I just read an article on CNET's news.com site that Microsoft will build a $500 million "mega" data center in Ireland:

"Microsoft said in a statement that the planned Dublin center will house tens of thousands of servers providing information and Web-based applications to Internet users.  Construction will begin later this month, with the center expected to be completed by 2009.

This is the first 'mega data center' deployment outside the U.S. specifically targeted for the growth and performance of Windows Live services," said John Mangelaars, vice president of Microsoft's Online Services Group in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa."

 

I know that Ireland has been a popular outsourcing location for quite some time and this is a serious commitment by Microsoft.  I'll have to go back and do some research to see where the other mega data centers are, here in the U.S., but I guess Redmond is a likely spot.