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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoIsn’t the whole point of a data center that you don’t need to be near one to store your data?
minus-squarecapital_sniff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoDepends on the data. Your family photos and home videos from the 90s you digitized doesn’t matter where it is. If it is financial data or a stock market exchange then speed and thus nearness play a big factor.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoThen I guess the only option is to shut down Las Vegas and never go back. I’d be fine with that.
Isn’t the whole point of a data center that you don’t need to be near one to store your data?
Depends on the data. Your family photos and home videos from the 90s you digitized doesn’t matter where it is. If it is financial data or a stock market exchange then speed and thus nearness play a big factor.
Then I guess the only option is to shut down Las Vegas and never go back. I’d be fine with that.