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Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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Re: Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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I would like to know why Yandex though that opening data centers in western counties would be a good idea.

Surely they knew that, as a Russian company, if their government ever becomes aggressive, they'll also be targeted by sanctions.

Re: Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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I would like to know why Yandex though that opening data centers in western counties would be a good idea. Surely they knew that, as a Russian company, if their government ever becomes aggressive, they'll also be targeted by sanctions.

I don't think anyone expected them to go quite as berserk as Putin has.

It's easy to forget that for several years, Putin was actually a halfway-decent steward of the Russian economy. That's what makes this whole thing so weird... he could have gone down in history as one of Russia's more respected leaders. All he had to do was not rock the boat. Instead, he literally sank it.

Putin simply had no reason -- certainly no reason that Yandex management could anticipate -- to tank his country's reputation along with his own. I feel incredibly bad for anyone who was trying to play by the rules and run a legitimate business in Russia. (Whether that describes Yandex, of course, is an entirely different point of debate.)

Re: Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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I would like to know why Yandex though that opening data centers in western counties would be a good idea. Surely they knew that, as a Russian company, if their government ever becomes aggressive, they'll also be targeted by sanctions.

Surely? That’s 20/20 hindsight.

Re: Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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Arabs could have easily sanctioned US and the rest of West back then. Or maybe people were happy to see Husein go... While in this case the world has a different opinion.

No one can easily sanction the US, even if it invades a country against all UN rules. Countries that opposed the invasion didn’t even leave NATO.

Re: Yandex data center in Finland loses power due to contract termination

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How hot does waste heat from data centers get? Is it up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit? Seems like it would be difficult to efficiently transport that heat into nearby homes.

Oh I see that they can use heat pumps to concentrate the heat and make its reuse more efficient
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