Data centres are the new target in modern warfare during Iran war, experts say

Amazon data centres were struck by drones, amazon reported drone strikes on two UAE data centres on March 1 and damage to a Bahrain centre from nearby debris.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC claimed responsibility for the attacks, iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility and said the attacks aimed to identify the centres' role supporting enemy military and intelligence.

Amazon services were disrupted in the UAE and Bahrain, as of March 11, several Amazon services remained unavailable or disrupted for customers in the UAE and Bahrain.

Data centres power AI capabilities, data centres provide computing power, storage and high-speed internet used to train AI models.

Hyperscaler data centres house thousands of servers and large physical footprints, hyperscaler data centres typically host at least 5,000 servers and can cover millions of square feet, per IBM.