So what is “the cloud”, and why is it so important?  Specifically, the cloud is a network of data centers, a system that will soon dwarf what exists today, a system that Microsoft is furiously building out.  In addition to data centers online now or soon to be in Quincy, WA, Chicago, San Antonio, Ireland, Irkutsk, and a just announced (in this video?) a new center in Iowa, if you listen to Debra Chrapaty talk to Om Malik at Structure 08, Microsoft is just getting started:

Video: Debra Chrapaty with Om Malik | View: Debra Chrapaty talks to Om Malik at Structure 08 in San Francisco

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