Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

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    It’s funny to see this happening to data centres but if we all are honest with ourselves, copper thieves are one of the biggest scourges of the 21st century. I mean, there’s a reason why internet companies write “FIBRE OPTIC NO COPPER” on their equipment.

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      That sounds like something nice shiny copper would have on its sleeve to deter theft.

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      We did fiber links in Africa, we showed the locals it was worthless. They still dug it up after the install team was out of sight.