I’m old enough to remember all these too. The biggest difference between data centers and those are: investment grade credit backstops from the most valuable companies on the planet are behind the data center construction. It’s not musical chairs, and the state isn’t holding the bag.
It’s absolutely because of the abundance of land and infrastructure. It’s exactly where data centers should be. That’s a great position to be in.
“Taking advantage of yokels” is ridiculous framing. Municipalities have competed for these projects for years just like automotive plants or advanced...
I work hard for myself, thanks. For the record, I have no involvement with the AWS data centers in Mississippi. Just am able to provide some insight into the stupidly opaque data center industry.
Industry insider here- the reason that AWS does not want to share their actual internal cost numbers is because they have several unique sweetheart deals with certain equipment manufacturers, which if exposed, would piss off every other big name in the industry and ultimately end a massive...
In a closed-loop setup, liquid (usually treated water or a water/glycol mix) circulates through sealed piping to absorb heat from servers (via rear-door heat exchangers, in-row coolers, or direct-to-chip cold plates). That warmed liquid then flows to a central heat rejection system that...
There you go. And Loudon’s most notable issues came from two data centers. The data center owners located them in industrially zoned sites and followed all city ordinances on noise- in fact, going way beyond anything that was required. And the residents who raised a stink were the ones living...
I’m in the industry and need to hop in here to correct a lot of misinformation.
Noise: do data centers make lots of noise? Yeah they can. You don’t want to live 300 feet from one, but most of the complaints are overblown. I’m half a mile from an interstate, and I can hear traffic from it. It...
Held at gunpoint twice.
Once in downtown Vicksburg, once in Knoxville. Neither was fun. Both times was when I was a teenager. There wasn’t much I could do other than just stand and wait for the situation to get resolved.
You’re welcome! It’s only for the Etherium network now, but it’s structured to work with any blockchain and the development will build support for those items in the future. It’s a helluva project. I’m HODLing for a long time.
The crypto software is the backbone protocols for the next generation of the internet. When people invest into cryptos, they’re investing in the underlying software infrastructure, of which, have different functions, depending on the coin.