Raise your gloved hand if you’re more than a little curious about what life will be like when we’re allowed to venture outside and the phrase, “Who was that masked man?” will no longer refer to your neighbor Frank. If you’re reading this with your hand pointed skyward, you’re not alone — but, you may want to put it down before your family starts to think the whole quarantine thing has finally broken you.
In light of COVID-19 experiences, the frequent comparison of data centers to 19th century railroads proves to be extremely limited in scope. A more accurate comparison would be to the telecom switching gear. In other words, the purpose is foundational rather than transactional. Without data centers, there is no internet or at least not the one we know of today.