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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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In 2004 Barroso was tasked with investigating ways to build more efficient data centers. Navy for eight years after receiving a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1961 from Vanderbilt University , in Nashville. As Google’s business expanded, its need for infrastructure increased. He served in the U.S. and the U.S.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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In December 2004, IBM announced it was selling its PC business to Lenovo for $1.75 Cortada was then head of a sales team at IBM's Nashville site. IBM was still the third-largest producer of personal computers, including laptops, but PCs had become a commodity business, and the company struggled to turn a profit from those products.

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