Because there is an explosion in data, we are seeing an explosion in data center building.
"Nine months after it was put on hold, the Devlin Technology Park, a controversial plan to build up to nine centers behind several Bristow neighborhoods, will return to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors for a possible vote on Tuesday, Nov. 28."
Data is physical.
It has a growing cost to process and store, in land use, energy use, water use, noise pollution, e-waste
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