Did you know that data centers such as Google use around 1% of the world's energy?! That alone is all you need to know that cloud computing requires massive data centers, and massive amounts of electricity. As the demand for more power and energy continues to grow fast, Helsinki, Finland has the solution to the growing problem. Next month the city will be launching its new massive data center buried in the WWII bomb shelter located underneath nothing other then the Uspenski Cathedral. This historical tourist attraction will be the new location for the future of data storage in more ways then one. Not only will it just supply the energy and storage needed, but the new data center will transition the large amounts of heat produced by the running center to Heisinki residences, which will reduce the heating bill and electricity costs by about $561,000 per year.
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