Why are countries investing in giant data centres?

How are data centres tied to countries’ data strategies? This week, Technology Now takes a step back to look at why and how countries are investing in AI projects. We ask how large data centres are funded, built and powered, we explore how technology is procured for these projects, and we examine the impact of these giant structures on data sovereignty. Talal al Kaissi, interim CEO of Core 42, tells us more.

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About Talal:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/talal-m-al-kaissi-20059a5/?originalSubdomain=ae

Sources:
https://www.cargoson.com/en/blog/number-of-data-centers-by-country

https://regional.chinadaily.com.cn/hohhot/2022-06/08/c_793607.htm

https://www.seas.upenn.edu/about/history-heritage/eniac/

https://www.vailwilliams.com/from-first-generation-to-hyperscale-the-whirlwind-evolution-of-data-centres/

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/worlds-first-general-purpose-computer-turns-75#:~:text=ENIAC%20weighed%2030%20tons%2C%20took,five%20million%20hand%2Dsoldered%20joints.

https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?search=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area&unit=f2&comp=area&amt=10700000&searchTerm=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area#google_vignette