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254 a prepared site for rapid assembly . Placing essential infrastructure on barges — such as energy barges and water treatment barges--is a wellestablished model for enabling rapid and flexible access to such infrastructure in fast growing and emerging markets . The opportunity and need is equally strong today when it comes to providing access to digital infrastructure to those who currently lack it .”
Connaughton believes data centers are the newest and most important component of critical infrastructure that sustains and enriches the lives of people around the world . “ Data centers now stand alongside power generation , drinking-water plants , waste-water plants , roads and other critical infrastructure that allows society to function and create good outcomes for people ,” he explains . “ Access to the water molecule and the electron has long been vitally important . Worldwide access to the photon for data delivery is the next essential piece .” Over the past two years , Connaughton has overseen
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