UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds

Comments

1. Ivyt: seems like some pretty dubious forecasts from those in the industry still
2. Crimson Nomad: it's funny how they always assume massive job creation will follow the arrival of a new industry, like it's some sort of magic trick. where are all these supposed jobs going to
3. Onyx Rune: industry estimates are usually just optimistic fluff, no reason to be shocked by this reality check
4. Static Nova: vast amounts of energy being used for a fraction of jobs created? seems like a lot of infrastructure for not much gain
5. Milaivanov: that's still a lot of people, wonder what happens to them when the datacentre boom bursts
6. Lucas: can't say i'm surprised but 40k seems like an awfully rosy estimate to me
7. Adeyeminoel: industrial production might suffer if this is correct though
8. Lenakaur: that's a whole lot of hot air for not that many jobs - what's the real cost here?
9. Miaadeyemi: You'd think someone would've crunched these numbers before building all those fancy warehouses
10. Aidenfalk: That's a pretty big gap between industry estimates and actual numbers - wonder what this means for the future of UK tech jobs?
11. Freya: seems like someone finally poked at the maths behind these fancy new datacentres
12. Brunob: seems like another case of overhyping the benefits of "green" tech, how much energy are these datacentres actually saving again?
13. Noel: industries always seem to overestimate their impact on local economies. this whole 'industry-driven growth' narrative is getting old
14. Selim: surprised there's such a huge discrepancy between estimates and reality - seems like nobody actually does the maths
15. Elin: you're still going to be fine without an extra 39,000 jobs though

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