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SWBTATTReg

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5. Well, there really is a demand for data centers, when you consider that a TELCO or other major business will
Fri May 15, 2026, 01:54 PM
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receive 10s of millions of bills, as well as issuing those very same bills month to month. The data centers get those bills when customers mail their payments as well as the data centers mail their monthly statements too, back and forth, month to month, year after year. A small dp (data processing shop) couldn't handle the flow, thus you get a 'data center'. At SBWT, we had 7 data centers, pretty well one for each state, 3 for Texas. Printing the bills as well as handling customer payments. Online transactions are slowly reducing the flow of mail (in and out). Imagine this process going on for each major retailer, each major company that has a ton of employees, and you can see why there are so major data centers. This is NOT AI. These data centers have been around for decades. This is NOT scary or strange.

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More data centers equals more money for shareholders. Need there be any other reason? OC375 Yesterday #1
The heavy compute in data centers generates massive heat LearnedHand Yesterday #2
All they do is feed AI, drive up local electric and water costs, are a huge draw on local water sources ImNotGod Yesterday #3
After reading some replies bluestarone Yesterday #4
Well, there really is a demand for data centers, when you consider that a TELCO or other major business will SWBTATTReg Yesterday #5
The one in Utah will be... lame54 Yesterday #9
Data Centers also aren't 'popping up' everywhere, there are in every large business, etc. in the US. The TELCO example SWBTATTReg Yesterday #10
The beginning of The Matrix lame54 Yesterday #6
AI is all about the capex right now. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #7
You're using one now. TheProle Yesterday #8
The sudden demand for new data centers has nothing to do with DU or the internet as we've known highplainsdem Yesterday #11
Ai is increasing demand for sure, but forums, social media and streaming services TheProle Yesterday #12
The GREATLY increased demand is from AI. highplainsdem Yesterday #13
They're all competing to be the "winner take all" in a giant market they envision. usonian Yesterday #14
Tech Bros want to show us that they have the power to do anything they want to Bettie Yesterday #15
Brookings Institution article on data centers from November of last year: highplainsdem Yesterday #16
The greedy never have enough money...tech bros especially BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #17
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