Understanding data centres with Martin Karsten

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A recent Nanaimo press conference saw the leader of BC’s Green Party joined by a community advocate and a pair of city councillors in a call for more stringent regulation of the data centre industry.

Midcoast Morning speaks with Martin Karsten, a University of Waterloo computer science professor, to walk through some questions around how data centres work, and to get his take on some of the factors at play in Nanaimo’s situation.

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Program Notes

Guests

• Martin Karsten — Computer Science Professor, University of Waterloo.

Program Team

• Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

• Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

• Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

Podcast Photo

• Cable Bay rezoning application map (Koers & Associates)

Theme Music

• Waste Management - First One.

Transcript

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Funding

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