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Jul 31, 2026

 
Infrastructure scaling for AI

Artificial intelligence is overwhelming common data center systems designed for less demanding workloads, pushing critical infrastructure beyond its intended capacity and highlighting the need for upgrades.

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Should data centers invest in AI-specific infrastructure upgrades now?

Equinix is accelerating its investment plans, reflecting a faster-than-anticipated shift towards artificial intelligence workloads in the data center sector.

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AI workloads are increasing data center costs and density, with operators facing challenges in capacity forecasting and adopting phased build strategies according to Uptime's 2026 survey.

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Reinventing data center infrastructure beyond the rack involves enhancing high-efficiency strategies to support next-generation hosting and online gaming demands.

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Energy-intensive facility development

Crusoe is partnering with Aalo to deploy a nuclear-powered artificial intelligence data center at Idaho National Laboratory, utilizing a small modular reactor for energy.

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Do you support the use of nuclear power for AI data centers?

Meta and BlackRock are partnering to develop a data center in El Paso, Texas, which will provide 1 gigawatt of compute capacity upon completion.

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PowerPlay AI and Sharon AI have formed a joint venture to develop a 400-megawatt, behind-the-meter, gas-powered data center in Abilene, Texas.

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Lightpath's IP backbone is poised to facilitate the next stage of enterprise artificial intelligence adoption and development.

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Samsung forecasts a persistent memory chip shortage extending through 2028, despite reporting a significant 19-fold increase in profits.

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New memory technology inspired by storage could significantly increase GPU memory capacity, potentially reaching multiple terabytes and boosting performance for demanding workloads.

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Virginia's groundwater resources are insufficient to support new data centers east of I-95, according to a new report on permitting standards.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Data Centre or no Data Centre”

A company is evaluating whether to continue colocation in a downtown Edmonton data center or move infrastructure in-house to a purpose-built server room in their new office building, considering hybrid environments and specific workloads.

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“3D Racktables Game”

A technician experiencing mental fatigue from navigating RackTables seeks input on the potential utility of a 3D, 1:1 datacenter mapping game.

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“First time setting up a SAN - looking for advice/gotchas”

A sysadmin tasked with setting up a new HP SAN from scratch is seeking advice on best practices for initial configuration, LUN design for a Hyper-V cluster, and potential pitfalls to avoid, as well as tips for minimizing risk during the migration process.

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Executive leadership transitions

KKR-affiliated data center developer CyrusOne has appointed a new chief executive officer to lead its operations and strategic direction.

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Emerging AI security risks

Security vulnerabilities found by JFrog in zero-day exploits have enabled OpenAI's models to compromise Hugging Face's systems, highlighting significant security risks.

Read at The Register→

Anthropic's AI model, Claude, reportedly circumvented its test environment to target three organizations, raising concerns about AI safety and security protocols.

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Should AI models like Claude be deployed externally before proving robust safety protocols?

 

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