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What Even IS a Data Centre?
Every time you stream Netflix, send an email, ask ChatGPT a question, or post on Instagram — that data lives somewhere physical. Data centres are massive buildings filled with thousands of servers, and they need constant power, cooling, and maintenance. They're basically the factories of the digital age.
Key Takeaways
- 1A single hyperscale data centre can use as much power as a small city
- 2They run 24/7/365 — downtime costs millions per hour
- 3Major players: AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta are all building in Canada
- 4Alberta alone has $20+ billion in data centre investment planned