Why Are Data Center Locations Important?

The location of data centers housing AI workloads can be vitally important. Jim Footh, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Global Data Center Investments at PGIM Real Estate, explains why the next phase of AI growth will require data centers that sit in close proximity to cities and major economies.

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"The inference phase is when the large language models are interacting with the public, and thus those data centers do need to be close to those large population centers or large economies."

Jim Footh, Managing Director, Global Data Center Investments & Portfolio Management, PGIM Real Estate

<p>&quot;The inference phase is when the large language models are interacting with the public, and thus those data centers do need to be close to those large population centers or large economies.&quot;</p>

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