Iced Raktajino@startrek.website to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoIs there a practical reason data centers have to sprawl outward instead of upward?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareIs there a practical reason data centers have to sprawl outward instead of upward?Iced Raktajino@startrek.website to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
Like, would a skyscraper-style datacenter be practical? Or is just a matter of big, flat buildings being cheaper?
minus-squarePrime@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoHeat is no issue of relevance for the question. The rising effect it negligible compared to what has to be transported anyway. I also can’t imagine racks being heavier than eg books in s library.
minus-squarephx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoHow many high-rise libraries do you see? Weight is absolutely a factor in data center design, as is airflow/heat
minus-squarePrime@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours ago4 story libraries are common in my area.
Heat is no issue of relevance for the question. The rising effect it negligible compared to what has to be transported anyway. I also can’t imagine racks being heavier than eg books in s library.
How many high-rise libraries do you see? Weight is absolutely a factor in data center design, as is airflow/heat
4 story libraries are common in my area.