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title: "Microsoft's Data Center Plans Face Big Costs"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsofts-data-center-plans-face-big-costs-bf345fc7
published: 2026-09-11T18:21:40.000Z
byline: "Source: Bloomberg Tech"
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# Microsoft's Data Center Plans Face Big Costs

Source: Bloomberg Tech · Published 2026-09-11 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsofts-data-center-plans-face-big-costs-bf345fc7

Microsoft plans to more than triple its data center capacity to help overcome a computing shortage that has forced it to turn away some AI and cloud business. Bloomberg's Brody Ford joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)

In this story: [Brody Ford](https://frontiernewswire.com/people/brody-ford)

## Sources

- [Read the original at Bloomberg Tech](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-11/microsoft-s-data-center-plans-face-big-costs-video)

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