Forbes November 13, 2024
Andrew Schaap is CEO and Board Member of Aligned Data Centers.
I can’t remember the last time I read a news story about data centers that didn’t highlight the immense demand AI is creating for our industry. And with good reason: We’re the digital backbone that powers much of this rapidly advancing technology.
And it’s still early days. In North America, over the next three years, an AI-driven construction boom could see data centers multiply sixfold. AI is also a big reason why hyperscale data centers—which now top 1,000—will keep doubling capacity every four years.
We know that to keep up with AI demand, our industry must raise its game, which raises a fascinating question. Can AI—the very thing we’re...