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There Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry: "People aren’t just dropping their shorts for data centers anymore." (futurism.com)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

lmao, which department do you work in that you're on lemmy right now? Mail, or maybe food service?

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Operations. DC manager.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So, HR? I would delete your location, btw. Don't out yourself.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

There are more than a dozen datacenters within 30 minutes of my home.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

So, many are getting blocked and the AI bubble is going to pop in the next few years. Right now, this is where we stand. Notice, most are getting built where there is a lack of cool weather and water. Many states are starting to fight them because of this.

https://www.electricchoice.com/datacenters/