‘We are the reason that data centers get built and expanded’: It’s not about whether we need them, but it’s about where we build them, IDCA founder and CEO says
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The data center debate is shifting from “if” to “where” and “who absorbs the externalities.” If AI is a material part of your roadmap, you should be in the room on siting decisions—power, water, and community constraints are now part of your capacity planning, not just the cloud provider’s problem.
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