You’ll see me in there somewhere. I think they misspelled my name and may have taken my “corn and pigs” comment out of context. But all in all they did a good job with the story…
Note: I cannot for the life of me get this clip to not auto-play… If you have any ideas let [...]

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Microsoft *officially* announced its plans for the $500 million West Des Moines data center it is building.
Here are some details…- “Next Generation” facility- 50-75 workers at $70k annual salary- 42 acres in West Des Moines (see map below)- Construction to be completed in 12-18 months
Why Iowa?- Tax Incentives- Cheap Land- Very (relatively) affordable power- Cheap [...]

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Nice title, eh? Sorry sometimes I like sounding corporationy.
Umair Haque just wrote an excellent post “What Strategists Can Learn From Microsoft Vs Yahoo“, describing several lessons that can be learned from the recent Microsoft and Yahoo ordeal. What it boils down to is both companies have taken the wrong fork in the strategy road when [...]

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I posted a comment to FriendFeed early today linking to an interview with Microsoft’s Debra Chrapaty where she said in a video Microsoft would be building a data center in Iowa. I’ve been waiting to hear more details since that comment before blogging but have heard nothing.
So if Microsoft invests in their new Iowa data [...]

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This week my idol, Bill Gates, will retire leaving behind the company that he helped build more than 30 years ago. Last year he announced his planned retirement, and I publicly thanked him… I would like to reiterate one of the points I made in that post: “I don’t care who you are — a [...]

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