Microsoft was granted a patent for a denser, easier-to-cable computing rack.

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    "patent_abstract": "A computing device assembly is provided, including a rack, and a plurality of compute units that are horizontally oriented and mounted within the rack in one of two vertical stacks. The computing device assembly further includes a plurality of switches that are vertically oriented and mounted along a front side of the rack laterally between the two vertical stacks of compute units. The computing device assembly further includes a plurality of horizontal cable backplanes mounted in a vertical stack along a rear side of the rack. The computing device assembly further includes a plurality of vertical cable shuffles mounted between the two vertical stacks of compute units and between the vertically oriented switches and the vertical stack of horizontal cable backplanes.",
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