5 August 2026, DCpedia, Marco Verzijl

Article: A sustainable data center does not start with a promise, but with verifiable evidence (machine translated from Dutch)

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence makes data centers an increasingly important part of our economy and society, writes Marco Verzijl in a response to the article "How To Investigate Data Centers' Impacts". Virtually every digital service, from electronic health records and financial transactions to cloud software and generative AI, relies on physical IT infrastructure. Behind every digital application are servers, storage devices, network components, cooling systems and energy supplies.