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Why Data Centers Need 2–4 Years Before They Print Money - Damir Špoljarič (VSHosting)
The European data center market faces a critical talent shortage: fewer than 40 people on the continent possess the deep operational experience needed to deliver at scale. While speculators chase headlines about AI infrastructure demand, the real bottleneck isn't capital—it's grid capacity, permitting delays, and a four-year build cycle that turns promising projects into multi-year slogs.
Damir Špoljarič walks through the mechanics of building AI-ready data centers from scratch: securing "powered land," navigating Environmental Impact Assessment red tape that caps most European facilities at…
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