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I think at a more simple level, why exactly would anyone want to establish a data center in one of the more inhospitable corners of the globe for any reason oth
by wavefunction 11y ago
I think at a more simple level, why exactly would anyone want to establish a data center in one of the more inhospitable corners of the globe for any reason other than heat exchange?
- whithajess 11y agoLand costs?
- TranquilMarmot 11y agoWhy not put data centers in Antarctica? Plenty of cold cold land there.
- evanb 11y agoInternational treaties have established that Antarctica is exclusively for science, and not for private use.
- cooper12 11y agoLatency for one thing, as the article mentions
- udkl 11y agoLast I heard, Microsoft actually was thinking of putting a data center on greenland back in 2007-08. Maybe they already have a 'secret' unannounced private data center there.