Re:Seems to me they should target Rust Belt/non-me (Score 1)

One of the benifits of a warehouse for a datacenter is that you can put the large systems in easily. Also backup power, fuel storage etc is not a big problem either. In Mumbai India ICICI Bank converted a cannery into a very large datacenter with all the trimmings. You slashdot people have to really understand the the US is not the center of the world. Just overpriced! I have seen datacenters built in just about any and all locations. At Reliance in Mumbai they built their datacenter in an old building also, they had no idea of what equipment they were going to purchase so the built a generic datacenter that would support any and all types of equipment (Hardware), it was pretty slick. In Manila I have seen Hardware hoisted up elevator shafts 5 or 6 stories trying to make this big iron fit into the datacenter. The best location for datacenters are ones where it is possible to support and install the planned equipment. All the other costs are actually incidental. Walls are easy, networks, AC etc. NO big deal. In Hong Kong I installed a server in an EQINOX datacenter and asked why the water pipes were in the Datacenter, I saw no Gas. They said their standard for fire suppression was Water, I was totally blown away, never saw it. Mitsubisi in Thailand's datacenter is right next to the production line and is filty, failures are constant.