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lokar 58 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as ...

The cost of the land, building, mechanical equipment, etc is a very small fraction of the total cost of a DC.

ody4242 58 days ago [–]

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.

lokar 58 days ago | [–]

That was not my experience, but that was pre-Covid

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