Sporkbomber@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissionsEnglish
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2 months agoClients looking to rent data center space still like to see pretty spaces in their giant concrete boxes. So on a campus there is usually one of the builds that has something prettier for the front admin section.
But square footage is money, so it’s much smaller.
They actually go for LEED certification for their spaces a lot of times. So they get an energy efficiency badge for a building that uses the total power of a ~3500 homes (in the builds I have seen) 24/7/365.
I just find it weirder it took so long for him to mention the name. Usually he speeds right to the point.