Search engine outfit Google has invested £800 million in a new data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, to boost its cloud and AI capabilities across the UK.
The tech giant has bragged that the 33-acre site will create jobs for the locals, who will be thrilled to have a massive power-hungry facility in their backyard.
The new data centre will give businesses nationwide more computing power. They can use Google’s AI tools and cloud services if they can afford it.
Google has also claimed that it cares about the environment and has set a target to run all its data centres and offices on green energy by 2030.
To help with this, Google signed a deal with ENGIE for wind power from Scotland’s Moray West farm, which will start in 2022.