Atharv Gyan

1. What are data centers and what does “hyperscale” mean? Data center: a facility housing compute servers, storage arrays, networking equipment, power distribution, cooling systems, and physical security all to run, store, and transmit digital workloads. They range from small server rooms to massive campuses. Hyperscale: describes a class of very large, standardized, automated data centers operated by major cloud providers or large enterprises. Hyperscale design emphasizes: Massive capacity (thousands to millions of servers across many sites), Standardized racks and modules for predictable deployment, Heavy automation for provisioning, monitoring, and failure handling, Economies of scale that reduce per-unit costs and enable rapid growth. Hyperscale facilities run the backbone of modern cloud services, streaming platforms, search, social media, and large AI model training. 2. Why sustainability is essential for data centers Scale of impact: As cloud use, streaming,...