BISMARCK — A fleet of artificial intelligence data centers packed into shipping containers is slated for deployment to North Dakota’s oil patch. Micro data centers are coming to North Dakota through a partnership between Bakken Energy and Armada, which has units ranging from 20 to 40 feet long. Contributed / ArmadaThere are currently no micro data centers in North Dakota. Applied Digital is building a $7 billion AI data center in Ellendale, N.D., with the first building set to open in October. “The infrastructure, siting and demand is significantly less than what you’d see with a traditional data center.