Cloud Computing in a Shipping Container: Microsoft Introduces the Azure Modular Datacenter
Microsoft recently announced a new Azure in a shipping container service called Azure Modular Datacenter. The new offer provides an option for setting up an Azure datacenter in hybrid or challenging environments where cloud computing previously would not have been possible. By Renato Losio
Author: Renato Losio
Date: 2020-11-05
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