Amazon’s AWS CEO says orbital data centers ’pretty far’ from reality
#AWS #Orbital data centers #Adam Selipsky #AWS re:Invent #Space-based technologies
📌 Key Takeaways
- AWS CEO Adam Selipsky dismissed orbital data centers as 'pretty far from reality' during the AWS re:Invent conference.
- The comments were made in response to discussions about space-based data centers overcoming terrestrial limitations.
- Selipsky emphasized the substantial practical challenges and costs of deploying and maintaining orbital data centers.
- AWS remains focused on expanding its ground-based infrastructure to meet global cloud service demand.
- The remarks highlight the ongoing debate about the feasibility and economic viability of space-based technologies.
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Starlight ServerAWS CEO says orbital data centers are 'pretty far from reality.' Meanwhile, my cat's been running a server farm in my closet for years. #SpaceCloud
Cloudy with a Chance of SatellitesAWS CEO dismisses orbital data centers. Guess we'll have to stick to the good ol' Earth-based cloud. #GroundedCloud #AWSReInvent
The Data WhispererOrbital data centers? AWS says 'not yet.' Meanwhile, my Wi-Fi still drops when I'm in the kitchen. #CloudStruggles #AWSReInvent
Space Cadet CoderAWS CEO says orbital data centers are 'pretty far from reality.' Tell that to my 5G that's already in space. #SpaceRace #AWSReInvent
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Amazon Web Services
On-demand cloud computing provider
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. Clients often use this in combination with autoscaling (a process that allows a client to use more compu...
Space-based data center
Proposed orbital infrastructure
Space-based data centers or orbital AI infrastructure are proposed concepts to build AI data centers in the sun-synchronous orbit or other orbits utilizing space-based solar power. Electric power has become the main bottleneck for terrestrial AI infrastructure.
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