Alistair Speirs
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Alistair Speirs
@alspeirs.bsky.social
talking datacenters and the weird and wonderful stuff that goes into them. Working at Microsoft in the Azure business group.... but comments and opinions my own
it’s not a trip to Amsterdam without fries and satay sauce! #microsoft #aitour
June 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Great to see satya announce the Microsoft sovereign Cloud initiative today at #AItour Amsterdam. Digital Sovereignty doesn’t need mean isolation and autarky, it means being able to participate in a digital society securely, independently and with the governance controls that you choose.
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The building on the right is one of the “Ballard” designs. Here is a shot of one of the US East 2 DC regions, where you can see them lined up.
May 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
darn it, we should have gone with topsups instead of topo-conductors for Majorana 1.
May 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
March 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Got the awesome opportunity to tour our upcoming #azure datacenter region in Finland. In addition to being one of our most efficient designs, it will be connected to municipal heating grids in the area, helping heat 250,000 households in the area.
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Probably only one thing worse than being a big shaggy redhead in the Australian summer heat!
December 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
After spending the week with my server farm fam in Sydney, off to spend time with my farm fam!
December 13, 2024 at 9:39 PM
nice to see the new attribute-based VM selection in #Azure Compute Fleet get a callout. It isn't the sexiest feature, but trying to keep track of various VM types and versions is a mugs game...even from the inside. More info here - learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
December 12, 2024 at 4:31 AM
the best way to start a holiday weekend is with a kraken game.
November 28, 2024 at 4:02 AM
An awesome week at #msignite and great to connect with the community again. Made me miss the bird app, so I’m trying the butterfly one instead!
November 22, 2024 at 12:01 AM