WSJ.com: Microsoft To Build $550M Data Center In San Antonio

 The battle of attrition continues unabated...

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced Thursday that it will build a $550 million data center here to house its growing online services.

The 400,000-square-foot facility will be the software giant's first major data center in Texas.

The data center will house tens of thousands of computers to host Internet services such as Microsoft's Windows Live offerings, which include everything from instant messaging to email, said Mike Manos, Microsoft senior director of data centers.

Source: Article - WSJ.com