101@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhich Countries Have The Most Data Centers?cdn.statcdn.comimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down133file-text
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minus-squareSuzune@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoGermany only 521? Seems a bit low. What counts as a “data center”? How many rooms and how many racks does it need to have?
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoI believe it needs to be a building that is only dedicated to servers. Not an office building or factory with a server room attached.
minus-squareSuzune@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIn 2020 there have been around 3000 data centers in Germany. Sounds more plausible to me.
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoWhy? Because data protection and stuff is so good here? Wouldn’t that apply to any other EU country too?
Germany only 521? Seems a bit low.
What counts as a “data center”? How many rooms and how many racks does it need to have?
I believe it needs to be a building that is only dedicated to servers.
Not an office building or factory with a server room attached.
In 2020 there have been around 3000 data centers in Germany. Sounds more plausible to me.
Why? Because data protection and stuff is so good here? Wouldn’t that apply to any other EU country too?