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Data centres and cloud and Steel

Data centres and cloud depends on steel.

Data centres and cloud (industry) and Steel (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Steel → Data centres and cloud

2 of the enterprise types in Data centres and cloud depend on steel; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 2 enterprise types depend on it
  • 4 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Electrical and cooling equipment makers: electrical steel and enclosures (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Data-centre construction contractors: structure and rebar (criticality 2 of 5)

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