Amazon’s AWS CEO does not agree with Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai ‘Space solution’ for data centres; says: It is just not … – The Times of India

Amazon’s AWS CEO does not agree with Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai ‘Space solution’ for data centres; says: It is just not … – The Times of India

AWS CEO Matt Garman has deemed space-based data centres uneconomical due to exorbitant launch costs and insufficient rocket capacity. This contrasts with Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai’s ambitious plans for orbital AI infrastructure, citing terrestrial power limitations. While Google aims for test launches in 2027, Garman highlights the immense practical hurdles.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman has dismissed the feasibility of space-based data centres. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, Garman called the concept uneconomical in a recent interview. His comments undermine the huge confidence shown by tech leaders, including SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.“It is just not economical,” Garman said at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco. To explain his distrust, he cited the high cost of launching payloads into orbit and insufficient rocket capacity to support the infrastructure required for orbital data centres, Reuters reported. This comes as…

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