<br/><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=b4d189d3-19bd-42b3-85d7-6ca46d97fe40" target="_new" title="Microsoft Generation 4.0 Data Center Vision">Video: Microsoft Generation 4.0 Data Center Vision</a>

 

Hmm, I’d always thought Gen4 was the brainchild of Mike Manos (and perhaps even James Hamilton)….but in the latest blog post from our Global Foundation Services (aka data center team) Arne Josefsberg slipped in something I’ve only just noticed on a second read.

 

Daniel Costello (“the father” of our Generation 4 modular data center vision and the leader of the team of engineers that created it)

I went back and checked Mike’s original post on the topic and sure enough, I see Costello is called out there a number of times regarding Gen 4.

Mike really became the face of GFS and is widely respected so whilst I wish both him and James the best with the respective roles outside of Microsoft, I’m pleased to hear that the father driving this innovation is still in building. There is much potential with this technology.

Onwards wizards, onwards.

[update] Daniel Costello has posted Part 1 of a more detailed look at Gen 4.0 titled Designing Generation 4.0 Data Centers: The Engineers’ Approach to Solving Business Challenges