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The bunker was already dug though? That seems at least to make the cost a bit less absurd.
by brianwawok 7y ago
The bunker was already dug though? That seems at least to make the cost a bit less absurd.
- LinuxBender 7y agoAbsolutely. Building from scratch is tens to hundreds of millions. Former military bunkers were paid with tax money. :-) The new owner is just paying for inspections, retrofit, modernization, etc...
- bradstewart 7y agoThe bunker was dug, but they had to go through a ton of work to reinforce it, pour a foundation capable of holding server racks without disturbing the existing structure, waterproof it, and more. Maybe the seemingly advanced building techniques they described in the blog post are also required to build an above-ground datacenter. Or the cost of doing it (and doing it below ground) isn't drastically greater.