“They tend to break even in about three years. And they have useful lives at this point of about five to six years. And most of the deals we're doing are about five-year deals.”

The a16z Show · Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Why Amazon Is Investing $220 Billion in AI

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describe the financial economics of data-center investments

break even ~3 years, useful life ~30 years, typical deals 5-year, server/network gear life 5-6 years

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