We are witnessing a paradigm shift in energy production. We've seen dramatic shifts like this across numerous industries over the decades, most recently by computers, the Internet, and cellphones. The industrial revolution changed markets dramatically as steam power, driven by coal, and later the internal combustion engine, primarily driven by gasoline and diesel derived from oil, changed the face of the planet through mechanization and automation. Horses and oxen were no longer needed to plow the fields, or to pull wagons, as they were replaced by tractors and automobiles. The electric light, electric motor, and a myriad of electrical appliances followed, driven primarily by coal and hydroelectric power sources. Coal was inexpensive and plentiful, with decreased demand from steam locomotives and tractors, it was the perfect fuel for the power generation plants that were needed for electrification projects. Coal has therefore been a mainstay of relat...
Now I've been in the IT industry for a while now, so I've seen some impressive data centers in my day, but I am very impressed with an online walkthrough / tour I just watched of an Equinix data center. Very impressive indeed. Take a look Data centers like these are where most of the major companies house their servers, for maximum uptime, lowest latency, and maximum bandwidth.
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