In an era where artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure power everything from global finance to everyday conversations, one physical reality remains hidden in plain sight: the vast network of data centers that makes modern civilization possible. This definitive, authoritative volume traces the complete story-from ENIAC's vacuum tubes and the rise of the cloud to today's gigawatt-scale AI superclusters and tomorrow's orbital and underwater frontiers. With unmatched depth, it explores: ¿ The engineering marvels of power, cooling, networking, and hardware that support hyperscale operations by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, Apple, and xAI (including detailed coverage of Colossus). ¿ The economics, geography, sustainability challenges, and geopolitical stakes of the AI boom. ¿ Reliability, security, and emerging technologies like quantum computing, wafer-scale designs, and fusion power. ¿ Philosophical reflections on computation as planetary infrastructure and the thermodynamics of intelligence. Whether you're a technology executive, engineer, investor, policymaker, or simply curious about the physical backbone of the Information Age, this is the essential reference. Exhaustively researched, richly illustrated, and forward-looking, it reveals why data centers are not just buildings-but the defining infrastructure of our time, rivaling the electrical grid and internet itself in consequence. The hidden factories of the digital world-finally illuminated.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In an era where artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure power everything from global finance to everyday conversations, one physical reality remains hidden in plain sight: the vast network of data centers that makes modern civilization possible.This definitive, authoritative volume traces the complete story-from ENIAC's vacuum tubes and the rise of the cloud to today's gigawatt-scale AI superclusters and tomorrow's orbital and underwater frontiers. With unmatched depth, it explores: - The engineering marvels of power, cooling, networking, and hardware that support hyperscale operations by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, Apple, and xAI (including detailed coverage of Colossus).- The economics, geography, sustainability challenges, and geopolitical stakes of the AI boom.- Reliability, security, and emerging technologies like quantum computing, wafer-scale designs, and fusion power.- Philosophical reflections on computation as planetary infrastructure and the thermodynamics of intelligence.Whether you're a technology executive, engineer, investor, policymaker, or simply curious about the physical backbone of the Information Age, this is the essential reference. Exhaustively researched, richly illustrated, and forward-looking, it reveals why data centers are not just buildings-but the defining infrastructure of our time, rivaling the electrical grid and internet itself in consequence. The hidden factories of the digital world-finally illuminated. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798235685321
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In an era where artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure power everything from global finance to everyday conversations, one physical reality remains hidden in plain sight: the vast network of data centers that makes modern civilization possible.This definitive, authoritative volume traces the complete story-from ENIAC's vacuum tubes and the rise of the cloud to today's gigawatt-scale AI superclusters and tomorrow's orbital and underwater frontiers. With unmatched depth, it explores: - The engineering marvels of power, cooling, networking, and hardware that support hyperscale operations by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, Apple, and xAI (including detailed coverage of Colossus).- The economics, geography, sustainability challenges, and geopolitical stakes of the AI boom.- Reliability, security, and emerging technologies like quantum computing, wafer-scale designs, and fusion power.- Philosophical reflections on computation as planetary infrastructure and the thermodynamics of intelligence.Whether you're a technology executive, engineer, investor, policymaker, or simply curious about the physical backbone of the Information Age, this is the essential reference. Exhaustively researched, richly illustrated, and forward-looking, it reveals why data centers are not just buildings-but the defining infrastructure of our time, rivaling the electrical grid and internet itself in consequence. The hidden factories of the digital world-finally illuminated. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798235685321
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