Whatever happened to the Microsoft Chicago Data Center?

Remember that huge Data Center that Microsoft was building in Northlake, IL?

When completed this year, it was supposed to be the world's largest:

Size: approximately 730,000 sq ft
Power: 120 MW
No. of Physical Servers: approximately 600,000 to 800,000
No. of Data Center Container Modules: 96
Category: Generation 3 Data Center

So whatever happened to it?

According to this news article, it is being placed in the mothballs. Obviously this is another reaction to the present state of the economy.

Here's hoping for the best for all my former colleagues over there.

Anyway, if you want to see more about this magnificent facility and its potential when it finally comes online, visit this link.

And if you want to understand what a "Generation 4 Data Center" is about, click here.