A new data center has long been scheduled at the industrial estate Het Venster, but Microsoft doubted the plans for a long time. Because: Can the company meet the requirements of the municipality? And does the collaboration with the residents in the area work? The arrival of data centers in the Wieringermeer is a dragging file of decades.
The explosive arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) and the rapidly growing demand for data storage of the business community, healthcare institutions and multinationals ultimately decided for expansion.
Safe storage in the Netherlands
“We have 300,000 customers and they want their data close to a sovereign country,” says Joris Schoonis of Microsoft Nederland. He points to the geopolitical situation in Europe. “The rising tension with Russia ensures that companies and authorities prefer to store their data safely in the Netherlands.”
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