Iran's Revolutionary Guard has targeted data centers and named 18 major U.S. tech companies as "legitimate targets" - including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
Drone strikes hit AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain over three weeks.
Data centers are essential but less defended than power plants. Hit AWS and you damage thousands of businesses downstream that rely on it.
James Henderson of Healix stated: tech assets are now part of the conflict, not peripheral to it.
Eighteen companies isn't random - it's strategic. Nvidia supplies AI chips. Apple and Microsoft control enterprise systems.
Google runs global communications. The Guard was explicit: "For every assassination, an American company will be destroyed."
Insurance premiums for data center operations will spike. Companies will now factor geopolitical safety into server location decisions.
The question is whether these companies treat their infrastructure as part of a broader conflict.
