AWS CEO Matt Garman responds to data-center controversy: no more NDAs with government agencies
Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
What happened
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company has stopped signing nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for data-center projects it works on with government agencies. He also disputed four claims that data centers use too much water, raise electricity prices, pollute heavily, and do not benefit communities. He said direct data-center water use accounts for 0.5% of U.S. industrial water use and backup generators sit idle 99.9% of the time. More than 100 data-center moratoriums are currently under consideration across the United States.
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