The catalyst is obvious: Generative AI. When you ask ChatGPT a complex question, milliseconds matter. But the real pressure comes from inferencing —the process of a trained AI generating an answer. Sending every query to a central supercomputer 1,000 miles away introduces a "lag spiral" that makes real-time applications like autonomous navigation or augmented reality impossible.
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“We are seeing a gold rush for MW capacity in secondary markets,” notes a real estate analyst focused on digital infrastructure. “If your edge node isn’t within 10 miles of a substation upgrade, you are already obsolete.” The catalyst is obvious: Generative AI
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For the average tech founder, the lesson is harsh: Stop assuming the cloud is infinite. Start designing for transience . Your app’s state must survive a node going dark. Your database must sync across three tiny data centers that hate each other.