A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matter.
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That is dumb, space is extremely expensive to get to, power is fairly limited, cooling is a nightmare, and micro meteorite impacts can not only dammage the data center, but possibly initiate Kessler syndrome.
Now a few years ago I read an old article about Microsoft experimenting with submerged data centers which is a way better idea, it is relatively cheap to get to, power is easy to deal with, cooling is trivial, and you don’t need to worry about micro meteorites or Kessler syndrome.
You also need to factor in radiation, connectivity and serviceability
Good luck keeping your data intact and actually usable.