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This odd thread sparks my memory on another story about data centers that I came across -- how railroad history determines where data centers tend to be located
by supernova87a 6y ago
This odd thread sparks my memory on another story about data centers that I came across -- how railroad history determines where data centers tend to be located in the US:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/how-railroad-history-shaped-internet-history/417414/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/how-r...
I wonder if this US Govt data center ties into / depends on the Union Pacific trunk(?) fiber lines?
- conbandit 6y agoFor a broader view on this topic, I recommend "A Prehistory of the Cloud"
- supernova87a 6y agoThanks for that suggestion! Can be downloaded free from here, which is great: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/7288688 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/7288688