Dell's Jason Encarnacion demystifies data centers

Source: Inquirer
Published on: 2026-10-22 10:40

The conversation around data centers in the Philippines has gotten louder. As someone covering enterprise tech, there seems to be the noise over Pax Silica and the misconception of data centers being one monolithic thing. When in fact, not all data centers are the same, and Pax Silica is a supply chain, not a data center. There are two sides of digital infrastructure growth for the country: on one side, there's the progressive argument: build more, build faster, become like Taiwan. On the other hand, there's the pushback: the grid can barely handle the load, electricity is the most expensive in the region, and the environmental cost hasn't been honestly reckoned with. Before the Philippines can debate how many data centers it should build, it needs to be clearer about what kind it already has, put up against what kind it actually needs. Not all data centers are the same In a chat wit...

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