AWS and Microsoft Azure Going Wild in Building Data Centers


As the data centers in the world are growing in number and size, there is a point of concern for the people living on Earth. The two giants of cloud storage Amazon and Microsoft are competing with each other in launching as many data centers as they can. Resultantly, AWS (Amazon Web Services) has launched a data center in Bahrain, yes you read it right, it is Bahrain. Azure Cloud storage is going to the unpaved paths really, with no destination in sight.
I know what you guys will be thinking about, data storage needs the systems to remain cool in order to perform well. Whereas, in the Middle East, heat can be the biggest opponent in operating a data center. Don’t you think they must have figured out a plan before the announcement? Definitely they would have made a feasible plan and must have announced it after getting complete confidence in the plan.


The main point of concern is that after establishing data centers in the Scandinavian countries where cooling was not a problem due to the low temperatures outside, what would you say about the decision to move to the desert.


Cloud Storage Being Tested to Limits
Is it just a test mission, or is it posing authority to the competitors that we have the technology to run data centers anywhere on this planet. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure that it is not going towards the right direction in AWS Storage Gateways.
If this is the pace with which these giants keep on competing and challenging their limits, it is a possibility that they will run out of space on earth. The question is whether it was needed that much, or was Amazon only trying to prove the point that they have the superior technology and expertise.
It is Not About Who was the first
It is claimed that AWS came up with this idea a couple of years ago, in 2017. On the other hand, Microsoft has announced building a data center in the Phoenix in the current year, i.e. 2019. No matter who was the first and who stood second to come up with the idea of building data center in regions with extreme heat, was that mandatory.
It is not really known that what drove these companies to move towards desert. Highly optimistically speaking, we can say that cloud Archiving Storage providers have started realizing the problem of shortage of space. They might be foreseeing the future problem and due to that, they have migrated towards deserts where human beings are not likely to reside as in the urban areas.
Conclusion
Analogically speaking too, a cloud is more needed in the desert than in any other part of the world. AWS and Microsoft are not only competing with each other but are also defining the future of cloud storage. It is their responsibility to take the right decisions which are not only beneficial for the industry but also for humanity.        

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