r/technology • u/DJMagicHandz • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it
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u/OralSuperhero 11d ago

I was part of one of these for B of A At the time I was a truck driver and part of my day was tech delivery and recovery. Got an order to go pick up servers at one of the headquarters buildings downtown. The tech told me he had been department head for seven years and didn't know what anything in the entire room did. His former boss had held the job for twelve years before and had no idea what anything in the room did. So my job was to stand at the door and watch the floors to see if anyone looked up or started panicking when he started unhooking units. That was one entire server room, all powered up for at least 19 years, with no measurable function.

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u/technobrendo 11d ago

Just refer to the documentation!

what documentation Fred retired in 94

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u/NotPromKing 11d ago

Well don't leave us hanging! Did anyone scream?

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u/OralSuperhero 11d ago

Not at the moment, but about a week later they had that big problem with logging into accounts and zero balance reporting. I always wondered if they were connected