Great historical framing here. The virtualization unlock really changed everything once utilization became the primary constraint. What stood out to me was the PUE optimization story, cause we're kinda seeing the inverse problem now with AI workloads where you've got such high power density that traditional cooling can't even keep up. I worked on a hyperscale deployment last quarter and the conversation shifted from PUE to literaly how many megawats per rack you can physicaly deliver.
Thanks for reading and sharing your personal insights. If you haven't already, check out Stepchange for more about the history of data centers. https://www.stepchange.show/
Great historical framing here. The virtualization unlock really changed everything once utilization became the primary constraint. What stood out to me was the PUE optimization story, cause we're kinda seeing the inverse problem now with AI workloads where you've got such high power density that traditional cooling can't even keep up. I worked on a hyperscale deployment last quarter and the conversation shifted from PUE to literaly how many megawats per rack you can physicaly deliver.
Thanks for reading and sharing your personal insights. If you haven't already, check out Stepchange for more about the history of data centers. https://www.stepchange.show/