儘管反對聲浪加劇，數據中心在經濟與企業策略中的重要性持續上升
Data centers’ centrality continues to grow despite mounting opposition
多國政府與企業近期的舉措顯示，儘管西方多地反對大型基建項目的聲浪加劇，數據中心在國家經濟與企業策略中的重要性仍在上升。西班牙本週放寬新數據中心的可再生能源採購要求；Microsoft 提供的裁員買斷方案不適用於部分數據中心相關員工。Anthropic 在 IPO 申報文件中指出，數據中心的電力供應是重大關注事項。
A series of moves by governments and companies underscored the growing centrality of data centers in national economies and corporate strategy, despite mounting opposition to the huge infrastructure projects across much of the West. Spain, which has been a hub for such sites thanks to its relatively plentiful renewable power, this week eased renewable power-procurement requirements for new data centers following an industry backlash.
Elsewhere, data center-related employees are among those ineligible for buyouts offered by Microsoft as part of the tech giant’s cost-cutting drive, while Anthropic indicated in its IPO filing that access to power for data centers was a major concern.
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