This month’s DCF + Pkaza Jobs Report shows strong demand for engineers, commissioning talent, MEP/construction PMs, facility techs, and site-selection leaders across all major #AI buildout metros. 2026 #datacenter talent needs are accelerating. #colocation www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

As #AI -scale demand reshapes cooling, the next big #efficiency gains will come from digital intelligence, not just hardware. Rudy Null of ebm-papst shows how AI-driven control and #digitaltwins turn #datacenter cooling into a #predictive performance layer. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

The #AI boom is bottlenecked by #power. #Interconnection queues are packed, timelines are thin, and only a handful of U.S. regions have real megawatt headroom. DCF's Melissa Reali breaks down the maps + markets shaping the next decade of #datacenter builds. www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic...

Smart #water management is becoming a core performance strategy for #AI era #datacenters. Ecolab’s Michael Obradovitch here explains why water, #power & #cooling must be planned as 1 system alongside digital monitoring & hybrid cooling designs. #colocation www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

#Arm Neoverse now joins #NVIDIA NVLink Fusion at #SC25, giving #hyperscalers coherent #CPU-#GPU fabrics and Grace-style racks without Grace. SC25 shows #AI infra converging fast: #liquidcooling, MI400 open fabrics, UltraEthernet, 800V DC. #datacenter #HPC www.datacenterfrontier.com/hyperscale/a...

#AI workloads have pushed #datacenter air cooling to its limits. CoolIT’s Ben Sutton here breaks down the 3 design decisions operators must get right for future #liquidcooling. Liquid isn’t optional anymore; it’s foundational for the AI era. #hyperscale www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

Schneider Electric just locked in $2.3B in U.S. #datacenter deals with Switch + Digital Realty. A big signal for the #AIfactory era: #power + #cooling are now strategic, long-term contracted resources. It's not just about #GPUs anymore. #AI #colocation www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-lear...

AI power demand is exploding—and nuclear is back in the spotlight. 🔥 DCF launches Fission Forward, a new series covering the advanced reactors, restarts & fuel moves shaping the future of clean firm power. Dive in 👉 www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic... #AI #datacenters #hyperscale #nuclear

#Google & #NVIDIA are testing #AI #datacenters in orbit. The Project Suncatcher + Starcloud prototypes involve: Solar-powered LEO compute Laser-linked TPU/#GPU clusters Radiation-tolerant hardware Near-zero Earth footprint Orbital AI is far from sci-fi. www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selecti...

Sustainability in the Age of AI Hypergrowth As #AI drives record #datacenter builds, #sustainability is now central to speed, cost, & resilience. #SchneiderElectric 's Alex Rakow explains why collaboration across operators, utilities & communities is key. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

DCF #Poll: AI #Infrastructure — #Bubble, Supercycle, or Plateau? Hyperscalers are racing to secure #gigawatts of #power and build billion-dollar campuses. The question: how long can the AI infrastructure boom run? Vote: www.datacenterfrontier.com/press-releas... #DataCenter #AI #Hyperscale #Cloud

Chip-to-Grid Gets Bought: The #Thermal #Capital Cycle Arrives #Eaton → #Boyd ($9.5B) #Vertiv → #PurgeRite ($1B) #Daikin → #Chilldyne Three deals in one week show how #liquidcooling has become core #infrastructure for the #AI era. 💧 www.datacenterfrontier.com/cooling/arti... #DataCenter #AIFactory

This data center will be built with battery storage — a first that will help it come online far sooner than if it had waited to connect to the grid.

Proving, if you're not a jerk, you actually can bring your data center power to the grid, instead of just dumping your demand on everyone. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/s...

Today marks the “official” launch of the Data Center Richness Substack. This is a new chapter in my journey, and a way to support my mission to help folks understand how digital infrastructure is changing our world and our work. open.substack.com/pub/datacent...

New on the DCF Show #Podcast: Evolving Challenges in #DataCenter #Construction DCF’s Matt Vincent talks with Bill Tierney of the Data Center Construction Alliance on how #AI -era demand is driving new collaboration models across owners, OEMs & contractors. www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc...

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#Blackstone is building the #power backbone of the #AI era. From its $1.6B Shermco deal to #power plants, #datacenters & AI storage, the firm is vertically integrating every layer of #digitalinfrastructure from generation to compute. #hyperscale #cloud #IT www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic...

The Great #Power Reckoning: Utilities are rewriting the rules for the #AI data center era. #CAPEX surges, #tariffs evolve, and flexibility becomes law as the grid strains to meet #hyperscale demand. www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic... #DataCenters #AIPower #GridModernization #EnergyTransition

Voices of the Industry: Choosing the Right Cooling Path for AI-Powered #DataCenters As #AI drives higher rack densities, #liquidcooling is no longer optional; it’s essential. #Wesco VP Alan Farrimond breaks down the most scalable options and strategies. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

#Power + Proximity: Duos Edge AI is showing what real #edge #datacenter deployment looks like, pairing high-density #modular compute with mobile, behind-the-meter power to bring capacity to underserved #Texas markets. 5 sites live, 15 by year-end. #AI #IT www.datacenterfrontier.com/edge-computi...

#AI workloads are reshaping #datacenter cooling. #Rack densities are soaring, cooling #energy use may triple by 2030 & scalable #RDHx are emerging as a bridge to the AI future. The latest DCF Voices of the Industry turn by John Palomba/ebm-papst explains: www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

The latest DCF / Pkaza #DataCenter #Jobs Report shows strong demand for talent in major hubs — #NoVA, #Dallas, #Atlanta, #Denver, #Phoenix. Hot roles: #engineering, #commissioning, #construction, ops, #sales. #AI-scale growth = career opportunity. #cloud www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

In her latest deep dive, DCF's Melissa Farney unpacks insights from #AIInfraSummit2025 and how #Meta, #NVIDIA & #AWS are shaping #AI factories, #neoclouds and the future of #datacenters in the 5th Industrial Revolution. AI’s “iPhone moment” is here ... www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-lear...

Digital twins are reshaping #datacenters: optimizing #energy, simulating #AI loads & predicting failures before they happen. New Eaton + Autodesk & Cadence + #NVIDIA partnerships show the future: resilient, self-optimizing #infrastructure. #DigitalTwins www.datacenterfrontier.com/design/artic...

On #Japan’s Digital Future: Japan blends global economic scale, #cloud & #AI momentum, and nat'l commitment to innovation. It's one of the world’s most dynamic #datacenter markets. Read Masahiko Inoue’s new DCF Voices of the Industry essay via #EdgeConneX: www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

#AI is rewriting #datacenter design. ⚡💧🔗 On the latest DCF Show #podcast, we talk with #CommScope's Scott Eischens about how #GPU -driven AI is reshaping: ⚡ #Power 💧 #Cooling 🔗 #Connectivity Future-proofing = flexible, upgradeable infrastructure. Listen: www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc...

Scaling #Stargate: #OpenAI adds 5 new U.S. sites in TX, NM & OH, pushing its #AI #datacenter capacity toward 10 GW & $500B. With #Oracle #SoftBank & #Nvidia, this buildout is a national test of #energy, #infrastructure & execution. #hyperscale #IT 📖 Read: www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-lear...

On the latest episode of the DCF #podcast, Pat McGinn of CoolITSystems explains why #liquidcooling has become a critical need for high-density #AI #datacenters. The talk covers: ✅ Adoption trends ✅ Deploying at scale ✅ #Sustainable cooling's future www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc...

#AI is reshaping #datacenter fundamentals. For our Q3 2025 Executive Roundtable, industry leaders from CoolITSystems, Ecolab and Trane tackle the big challenges: 🔥 #Thermal & #Water Risk ⚖️ CapEx vs. OpEx Race 🔄 Breaking Down #Silos #hyperscale #colocation www.datacenterfrontier.com/executive-ro...

Pennsylvania Stakes Its Claim as a Digital Infrastructure Powerhouse With #AWS committing $20B, the largest private investment in PA’s history, the state is emerging as a prime #datacenter hub, driven by #power, location, incentives & talent. #AI #cloud www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

New DCF Show #Podcast: How do you engineer #power systems that withstand today’s unprecedented #datacenter & #AI demands? We talk with Rehlko’s Justin Loritz on the company's solutions-first approach to resilient infrastructure. #hyperscale #colocation www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc...

Voices of the Industry: Red-Hot Growth, Smarter #Cooling #AI-fueled #datacenter growth could drive U.S. #power use to 12% by 2028. Ben Taylor of HT Materials Science covers #HVAC innovations from advanced fluids to AI-optimized systems to boost efficiency. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

As #AI drives higher densities, #datacenters can’t treat #cooling, #water & #power as #silos. In our #Q3 Executive Roundtable, leaders from CoolIT Systems, Ecolab & Trane share how integration is now key to #efficiency, #resiliency & #sustainability. #IT www.datacenterfrontier.com/executive-ro...

#AI #datacenters are scaling fast—but can operators balance #CapEx & #OpEx while staying efficient & sustainable? Our Q3 Executive Roundtable with SMEs from CoolITSystems, Ecolab and Trane dives into #cooling, #energy, #water, & #financial models. Read: www.datacenterfrontier.com/executive-ro...

#AI is rewriting #datacenter #networks. Spine-leaf topologies, #bandwidth & #latency challenges demand scalable, AI-ready #infrastructure. Explore the evolution of data center #networking in our new report by DCF's Melissa Farney, sponsored by CommScope. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

#OpenAI’s reported $300B deal with #Oracle is more than a #cloud contract — it’s a blueprint for national-scale #AI infrastructure. ⚡ ~4.5 GW of new AI capacity 💰 Aggressive #CAPEX in sites, #chips, #interconnect 🌐 #Multicloud + #sovereignty as default www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-lear...

#AI is reshaping #datacenters: hotter, denser & more complex. In DCF’s Q3 Executive Roundtable, leaders from CoolIT, Trane & Ecolab tackle thermal risk, #CapEx vs #OpEx & system integration. Q3 Roundtable Kickoff: Thermal risk at AI scale → www.datacenterfrontier.com/executive-ro... #liquidcooling

#AI is reshaping #DataCenter #networking to the tune of: #800G–1.6T per link. Sub-µs #latency. 4–8x more #fiber per AI #server. DCF Editor-at-Large Melissa Farney explores the pain points in our Special Report with CommScope: www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar... #hyperscale #colocation

The #grid wasn't built for #AI's spikey, unpredictable #power demands. How do we adapt? Aleksandar Grbic of Hitachi Energy here explains for DCF's Voices of the Industry forum how flexibility is the new critical currency. www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar... #DataCenter #Hyperscale #Colocation

Google inks its first utility demand-response deals with AEP + TVA, pausing some AI workloads to ease grid strain. This could set a precedent for hyperscale energy flexibility and speed interconnections. Full story: www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic... #AI #ML #Hyperscale #DataCenter #Energy

The future of data center & AI #infrastructure is #optical. #ECOC2025 in Copenhagen (Sep 29-Oct 2) showcases the tech powering next-gen connectivity. DCF's latest Voices of the Industry sets the table for this pivotal event: www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar... #DataCenter #OpticalComms #AI

Big move for #AI in the #Midwest: Cologix + Lambda launch Columbus’ first #NVIDIA HGX B200 clusters at COL4. 🚀 On the new DCF Show, we break down how the #hyperscale edge is reshaping regional AI #infrastructure. www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc... #DataCenters #AIInfrastructure #NVIDIA #Ohio

#NVIDIA sees a $3–$4T AI market ahead. Q2 FY2026: Revenue +56% → $46.7B Data center demand surging China export risk looms For operators, this means: 300–500MW AI campuses Liquid cooling mainstream Geopolitics = infra variable www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-lear... #AI #DataCenters #Hyperscale

Legacy #datacenters weren't built for 100kW+ #AI #racks. On the latest #DCF #podcast, Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini breaks down the #retrofit challenge: #liquidcooling as architecture, becoming "upside-down" & planning for unknown future densities. www.datacenterfrontier.com/podcast/podc...

Each week I'm sharing 5 notable links from the data center sector on our Substack. I’m curating 5 links that I find particularly interesting, with my commentary on why they merit your attention. Check it out: datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/5-notable-...

It’s been a big year for Bloom Energy, a fuel cell manufacturer which has been winning large deals to provide power for data centers, including CoreWeave, Oracle Cloud and a 1 gigawatt deal with utility AEP to provide on-site power for data centers. youtu.be/Z-udNWq2bAg?...

#Equinix is doubling down on #energy #innovation: ⚡ 75MW of #fuelcells online, +30MW under way ⚡ Long-term deals with Oklo, Radiant, ULC-Energy & Stellaria for #SMRs & #microreactors Fuel cells today. #Nuclear tomorrow. Powering the #AI #datacenter era. www.datacenterfrontier.com/energy/artic...

Strong leadership is now as critical as #power & #land in #datacenters. In this Voices of the Industry turn, ON Partners targets what today’s C-suite must deliver: vision, resilience, financial acumen, a #sustainability mindset. #colocation #AI #hyperscale www.datacenterfrontier.com/sponsored/ar...

🚨 #NIMBY goes mainstream: $18B in U.S. #datacenter projects blocked. $46B delayed. From VA to IN to TX, communities are pushing back over water, noise, aesthetics & perceived benefits. #AI data centers won’t just be decided in boardrooms—but in town halls. www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selecti...