Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to spend $500 million on a new building a new European data-processing center in Ireland. The new data center will house tens of thousands of servers to provide information and Web-based applications to Internet users.
Construction is expected to begin later this month, while the center is projected 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.
Microsoft also stated an additional "substantial" investment is planned to help fund the centers server technology.
The facility will deliver Windows Live services and store data for the company’s online-services businesses such as MSN and Windows Live.
"The fact that Ireland has been selected as the location for this strategic infrastructure is a very strong endorsement of the success of our operations here over the past 22 years," Microsoft Ireland Managing Director Joe Macri said.
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