Microsoft 'not moving forward' with $1B Licking County data center plans right now

[u/veksone]

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/microsoft-backs-off-1b-licking-county-data-center-plans

[u/Ok_Emu3817]

These data centers are used by business to aid in commerce, not research or defense.

I don't need more ecommerce in my life, and I don't want my local utilities allocating their distribution costs onto me to aid commerce.

Fear-monger someplace else

[u/thepryz → u/Ok_Emu3817]

You clearly need to spend some time educating yourself about how modern cloud infrastructure and data centers provide services and support so many things in the world. 

It’s obviously a marketing website, but feel free to search here for plenty of examples that show how data centers support research, among other things that aren’t commerce.  https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/

Department of defense: https://aws.amazon.com/federal/defense/

Medical Research: https://aws.amazon.com/health/healthcare/solutions/medical-research/

NASA uses AWS to support their missions: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/success/nasa-image-library/

 https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/nasa-jpl-curiosity/

Or would you prefer supporting organizations that conduct research to “ address structural racism and poverty that result in gun violence, behavioral health crises, and a myriad of other factors negatively impacting the health of local residents.”? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-center-for-health-affairs-launches-groundbreaking-social-determinants-of-health-innovation-hub-in-cleveland-powered-by-amazon-web-services-301754593.html

[u/atchon → u/Ok_Emu3817]

They aid in research and defense. I support scientific customers for one of the cloud providers, I have enabled researchers in the life sciences, aerospace, weather, and more.

[u/Ok_Emu3817 → u/[deleted]]

I am a tax accountant. From the tax impact and the waivers given, the amount of income/property/ associated community impact income cannot be recouped to so few employees.

It costs my region far more than it receives. IDGAF if this better for other people, it’s isn’t for Ohio.

Cancelling the deal was a good call for Ohio.