The efficiency and lower costs of DeepSeek and Alibaba’s AI models have sparked questions about whether these advancements will reduce the amount of data being generated, and in turn, the reliance on data centers. However, the conversation shouldn’t just be about efficiency – it should be about accessibility.

As AI becomes more widely available to enterprises and end users, broader adoption will drive exponential data growth, not shrink it. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to infrastructure supporting AI, one thing is clear: demand for high-performance data centers isn’t going away.