What really powers the cloud?

Behind every Google search, AI prompt, WhatsApp message, video stream, and digital transaction lies a massive physical infrastructure most people never think about - data centres.

In this episode of PropSutra, Balaji Rao breaks down how data centres actually work, why they’ve become critical infrastructure for the digital economy, and how India is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre markets.

From hyperscale campuses and cloud computing to power consumption, water dependency, infrastructure economics, and digital storage, this conversation explores the real-world systems powering the internet.

In this episode:
• Why the cloud is actually physical infrastructure
• How hyperscale data centres are built and scaled
• Why power, water & connectivity are critical
• India’s fast-growing data centre ecosystem
• The economics behind digital infrastructure
• Why data centres are becoming a real estate asset class
• The environmental cost of storing data
• Whether all data is truly worth storing
• Why “free” technology may not actually be free

🎙️ Decoding Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure
PropSutra by Balaji Rao
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