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What's the point of putting an amateur-run data center in every apartment building instead of using a proper one in town? Or instead of just putting it in my un
by sukilot 6y ago
What's the point of putting an amateur-run data center in every apartment building instead of using a proper one in town? Or instead of just putting it in my unit (with off-site backup of course), since a personal data center is just a single computer?
My landlord can barely run the water and A/C; no way they can run IT.
The improved quality and reliability is worth it for the trivial latency cost.
- eternalban 6y agoYou are assuming the only possible solutions require user maintenance. However, your implicit point regarding income level and the range in quality of building management is valid, and successful products in this space would address it.