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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months agoYou can’t actually plop something out in the middle of BFE.
The number of data centers in Prineville/Hermiston/Umatilla, OR beg to differ
While latnecy matters sometimes, there’s still a lot of data center services that care a lot less and can be put anywhere.
simplejack@lemmy.world 6 months ago
One of those cities is pretty close to Redmond. The other 2 are 2-3 hours away from a major population center. The San Francisco equivalent would be data centers in Sacramento. Not exactly next door, but close enough to ensure that latency isn’t terrible for loading an e-commerce site or something.