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IRGC Claims It Destroyed Amazon's Bahrain Data Center
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House of SaudIRGC Claims It Destroyed Amazon's Bahrain Data CenterIRGC claims cruise missile strike destroyed AWS Bahrain data center in Wave 24, citing Darkhovin nuclear plant as casus belli. Third strike on same facility since March.Replying to @nutellawaescher@feddit.org
Oh, that’s hilarious.
Not only are data centres a legitimate target due to being used by the military, they’re also a relatively small building filled with very valuable, very fragile equipment. So, if you want to cause significant problems for your enemy, they just make sense as a target.
Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
Added benefit that it’s not a school, hospital, or place of religious worship.
Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
All the more reason to pull compute and storage back to on prem
Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
All the more reason not to put these in residential areas…
Replying to @LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
But if we use human shields we can protect capital!
Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
Relatively small compared to? A new data centre being built here is the size of 5 shopping centers
Replying to @ryannathans@aussie.zone
For the value of the equipment inside, and how important they are to an economy, they’re very compact.
Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
For sure, very dense
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