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2008.12.02: Designing and Deploying Internet-Scale Services ( slides ) & Where does the power go and What to do About it ( slides ) at University of Washington. 2008.10.06: On Delivering Embarrassingly Distributed Cloud Services ( paper ), Hotnets 2008, Calgary, Alberta. 2008.09.16:  ...
Suit: Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com — A document unsealed in a lawsuit last week suggests that Microsoft employees knew before putting the Xbox... 360 on the market in November 2005 that the video game console could damage game discs. (more) Suit: Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs
Microsoft Exploitability Index
technet.microsoft.com — The Microsoft Exploitability Index is designed to provide additional information to help customers better prioritize the deployment... of Microsoft security updates. This index provides customers with guidance on the likelihood of functioning exploit ... (more) Microsoft Exploitability Index
Key data center architect leaves Microsoft, headed for Amazon -  TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source
Key data center architect leaves Microsoft, headed for Amazon - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology ...
techflash.com — James Hamilton, one of the big brains behind Microsoft's data center strategy, has left the company, according... to a note on his Microsoft home page . And we just confirmed that he's headed across town to Amazon.com, one of Microsoft's key rivals in ... (more) Key data center architect leaves Microsoft, headed for ...
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James Hamilton leaves Microsoft for Amazon
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... Microsoft Data Centers Futures Architect James Hamilton is leaving Microsoft to become a Vice President at Amazon Web Services, ...

James Hamilton leaves Microsoft; join Amazon
D' Technology Weblog — ... James Hamilton, Microsoft Data Centers Futures Architect is leaving Microsoft to become a Vice President at Amazon Web Services — citing posts on Hamilton’s website and an email from an Amazon spokesman confirming the move. ...

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