Posted 3/28/2024, 11:30:19 AM
Amazon Plans $148 Billion Spending Spree on Data Centers to Dominate Cloud Market, Despite Growing Opposition
- Amazon plans to spend $148 billion over 15 years on new data centers to meet expected surge in demand for AI and cloud services
- Spending aims to maintain Amazon's dominance in cloud market over Microsoft and Google
- Data centers require lots of land and electricity, putting pressure on utilities
- Amazon is expanding in existing hubs like Virginia and Oregon but also pushing into new regions like Mississippi
- Data centers face growing community opposition over noise, sprawl, and fossil fuel power sources