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Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage

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138 points pabs3 | 4 comments | 12 Nov 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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criemen ◴[12 Nov 25 18:45 UTC] No.45904137[source]▶
So far, due to the AI boom, we're lacking:

* HDDs

* SSDs

* DRAM

* GPUs, obviously

* Power to hook up to our datacenters

Anything I'm missing? What a crazy world we're living in.

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1. maerF0x0 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:13 UTC] No.45904700[source]▶
Makes me wonder about the things that go into datacenters and power plants:

- Air conditioners

- generators

- Racks/Cages

- fire supression

- Concrete, Steel, power lines

etc

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2. wmf ◴[12 Nov 25 22:16 UTC] No.45907592[source]▶
All those have multi-year backlogs.
3. PeaceTed ◴[12 Nov 25 22:38 UTC] No.45907863[source]▶
For all the issues with power use, I do grant it that a lot of materials and labor in needed at the same time. It isn't JUST burning up cash to make Sora videos.

But by the same measure, the Great Egyptian pyramids would have been a huge boom for work even if the final product didn't achieve much for most people.

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4. catlikesshrimp ◴[12 Nov 25 23:36 UTC] No.45908472[source]▶
It was a huge boom of Slave work. I wouldn't consider that a positive, either.