92. Data Centers

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. In this episode of Stephen Dubner’s new TV talk show, James Daunt tells Stephen exactly how he does it. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can wat ... Show More

Behind almost every character you see displayed on a page or a screen, there’s a complex — and sometimes lucrative — web of licensing deals. Zachary Crockett is just your type. This episode was originally published on December 15th, 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ... Show More

Americans throw away 320 million books every year. How do some of them find a second life? Zachary Crockett is just browsing. This episode was originally published on December 8th, 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle ... Show More

On today’s show we are talking about the impact of data centres on nearby residents. You would think that a data centre is a large rectangular building filled with electronics and the high speed optical connections coming in and out of the data centre will connect the servers wit ... Show More

<p>On today’s show we are looking at what might be the economic drivers for the construction of new data centres.</p> <p>Data centres are a very capital intensive business. They consume a lot of land, electricity, water, and of course the hardware software and climate control equ ... Show More

We're in the US state of Georgia, where huge data centres need water to keep cool. But how is this need for cloud storage and AI capability affecting local residents and the environment?Presenter: Michelle Fleury Producer: Nathalie Jimenez(Image: Georgia resident Beverly Morris l ... Show More

The future of the grid increasingly hinges on where and how data centers get built. To forecast the kind of power infrastructure we need to meet AI’s growing appetite, we first need to understand a laundry list of variables: data center size, workload type, latency, reliability — ... Show More

"Where the Internet Lives" is a new podcast about the unseen world of data centers. In this series, we’ll go inside a data center and learn how the machines actually work. We’ll hear about the early days of Google’s first data center designs — and how they set the stage for today ... Show More

“There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer.” Or server, to be exact. Big cloud providers offer a relatively easy way to scale out workloads. But what’s the real cost? In this episode, we talk about the battle in the clouds, where any winner is still very much up in the ... Show More

<p>Aron Clymer, Founder and CEO of Data Clymer, talks about data and analytics. Nowadays, companies are running their entire firm on 20 to sometimes even 100 different SaaS applications. If these companies truly want to understand their customers and everything they’re doing, the ... Show More

In our first episode, we explore what data centers are – and how they keep the internet going, even when events like COVID-19 trigger historic surges in traffic. 

Rural parts of the country are getting an economic boost thanks to the construction of giant data centers. WSJ reporter David Uberti visits Umatilla, Oregon to look into whether the boom will last. Plus, the Journal’s auto columnist, Dan Neil, goes for a ride in a flying car. Kat ... Show More

On today’s show we are looking at the impact of data centres on the local economy where these are located. We are looking at the energy component, and the technology life cycle. You have no doubt heard the statement that “energy is the economy.” It is true that for every unit of ... Show More