{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water","description":"It could happen. Sometime in the future. Data centres use an incredible amount of electricity and water. Towns that incentivise these data centres to locate nearby for jobs and tax benefits might find themselves dealing with unrealistic demands for power and water - to the point where a data centre could sue the town to continue providing them with water even if it means the people living in the town get cut off.  For more details of just how much power and water data centres use, listen to Paris Marx\u2019s 4 part mini series on the Tech Won\u2019t Save Us Podcast:  https:\/\/techwontsave.us\/episode\/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Our team at TomorrowToday helps organisations to understand what a future-proof DNA looks like, and to identify the drivers of disruptive change taking us into that future. Contact us to discover more about our work: http:\/\/www.tomorrowtoday.consulting&amp;nbsp; ABOUT GRAEME CODRINGTON Speaker, author and expert on the future of work, researching disruptive change and helping leaders and their teams understand and respond to tomorrow's world today. I help people make the future place of work a remarkable place for all of us. CONNECT WITH GRAEME AND THE TOMORROWTODAY TEAM Let's start a conversation to find out where I can make the biggest impact in your journey to being future-fit. Email me graeme@tomorrowtodayglobal.com or connect on LinkedIn. KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS https:\/\/www.graemecodrington.com ACCESS 2 FREE SCENARIOS&amp;nbsp; Our Strategic Imagination Toolkit designed to help you develop your strategic imagination in order to consider the implications for your team and organisation today. Download here for free SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.youtube.com\/user\/graemecodrington NEWSLETTER Subscribe to our team's weekly newsletter filled with insights and practical resources to help you succeed in the future of work. Sign up here. ","author_name":"Graeme Codrington's Future of Work","author_url":"http:\/\/www.graemecodrington.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34190940\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/181704175"}