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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by lokar on Thursday July 23, 2026 @11:00AM (#49022759)
The cost of the land, building, mechanical equipment, etc is a very small fraction of the total cost of a DC.
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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by ody4242 on Thursday July 23, 2026 @11:12AM (#49022920)
The upfront cost of facility is ~30%, network infra 10-15%, land/utilities is small percentage, power could be significant for an AI DC. The servers are ~50-60% only.
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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by lokar on Thursday July 23, 2026 @11:23AM (#49023092)
That was not my experience, but that was pre-Covid
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