{"id":1929,"date":"2013-12-30T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T09:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2013-12-30T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T09:30:31","slug":"microsoft-to-expand-dublin-datacenter-for-the-2nd-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/12\/30\/microsoft-to-expand-dublin-datacenter-for-the-2nd-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to Expand Dublin Datacenter for the 2nd time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announced plans (2nd December) to further expand its datacentre in Dublin, Ireland. 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