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Wait, what? What exactly is a data center by your definition? What individuals (that are entirely disconnected from corporations) need them? How many individua

Wait, what? What exactly is a data center by your definition? What individuals (that are entirely disconnected from corporations) need them? How many individuals have personal data centers of such a scale that they would need to produce liquid water on-site for their computing needs? I genuinely believe you’ve described an entirely theoretical person that doesn’t reside in this universe.

tomrod 5y ago
I need one to host successful blogs and my data hoarding.
emteycz 5y ago
People need institutions to run functioning societies. These (public) institutions are one of the most traditional users of large-scale computing. Even in 60s there was a lot of computing done by public institutions. To fulfill the requirements of modern life, DCs are a must. Most modern buildings have at least few racks of compute/storage for services like TV/phone/internet, camera recordings, etc. Even family houses have small racks nowadays.
- braingenious 5y ago
  I’m aware that people and institutions need and have computing devices. What qualifies as a data center?
jimmydorry 5y ago
This site is likely not hosted out of a person's closet, hence you commenting here is likely a product of a data centre. Ignoring this specific example, a majority of the population uses social media for leisure and online tools for work (email, banking, etc.). A majority of interconnects between ISPs and networks are hosted in data centres too... so there wouldn't be much of an internet without them. If you closed all data centres over night, the majority of the above would disappear and certainly would not be able to scale as large as it had without data centres... hence, a majority of people need data centres to maintain their current standard of living.
ineedasername 5y ago
The comment said "people", not "individuals" or "a person". And considering how highly technical something like a modern water treatment plant can be, data centers are already a major force behind some of our potable water.

tomrod 5y ago

I need one to host successful blogs and my data hoarding.

emteycz 5y ago

People need institutions to run functioning societies. These (public) institutions are one of the most traditional users of large-scale computing. Even in 60s there was a lot of computing done by public institutions. To fulfill the requirements of modern life, DCs are a must. Most modern buildings have at least few racks of compute/storage for services like TV/phone/internet, camera recordings, etc. Even family houses have small racks nowadays.

braingenious 5y ago
I’m aware that people and institutions need and have computing devices. What qualifies as a data center?

jimmydorry 5y ago

This site is likely not hosted out of a person's closet, hence you commenting here is likely a product of a data centre. Ignoring this specific example, a majority of the population uses social media for leisure and online tools for work (email, banking, etc.). A majority of interconnects between ISPs and networks are hosted in data centres too... so there wouldn't be much of an internet without them. If you closed all data centres over night, the majority of the above would disappear and certainly would not be able to scale as large as it had without data centres... hence, a majority of people need data centres to maintain their current standard of living.

ineedasername 5y ago

The comment said "people", not "individuals" or "a person". And considering how highly technical something like a modern water treatment plant can be, data centers are already a major force behind some of our potable water.