What do tariffs mean for the expansion of data centres and AI?
On how trade tariffs on hardware and components could slow or reshape the pace of data centre and AI infrastructure expansion.
Mehdi Paryavi
Chairman & CEO, International Data Center Authority (IDCA)
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