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Rapid construction of data centers driven by Artificial Intelligence demands is encountering escalating public resistance globally over concerns about local environmental strain and community disruption.
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Read at The Register→
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Three US Senators are demanding explanations from major datacenter operators regarding why electricity costs continue to rise for consumers despite industry assurances that grid expansion expenses would not be passed on.
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Read at The Register→
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Do you believe current energy regulations adequately account for AI-driven consumer utility cost increases?
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The availability and strategic sourcing of electricity dictated the pace and geographic location of hyperscale data center capacity expansion throughout 2025, forcing operators to re-evaluate their power procurement models.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Data center executives are navigating the difficult balance between the imperative for extreme speed-to-market dictated by AI timelines and the long-term financial sustainability concerning power costs, sustainability goals, and overall total cost of ownership.
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Read at Data Center Frontier  →
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The accelerating demand from AI is forcing hyperscalers to transition from simple power purchase agreements toward comprehensive, full-stack energy platforms, involving utilities, microgrid developers, and energy storage innovators to secure fast, clean, and firm capacity.
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Read at Data Center Frontier →
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nvidia drives switch sales
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Third-quarter gains in data center infrastructure sales were significantly bolstered by high demand for Ethernet switches, driven primarily by hyperscalers rapidly acquiring hardware to meet the intense requirements of AI accelerators developed by companies like Nvidia.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
More coverage at The Register →
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managing stack complexity
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As AI data centers converge into complex physical and digital systems, operators are focusing on aligning design specifications, real-time operational data, and cross-functional teams to ensure clarity, resilience, and optimal performance across the entire facility lifecycle.
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Read at Data Center Frontier →
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nvidia slurm acquisition
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Nvidia enhanced its commitment to open source by acquiring Slurm scheduler developer, while simultaneously launching several new open-source Artificial Intelligence models.
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Read at The Register→
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IT Preparedness for AI
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Chief Information Officers must proactively guide their IT departments through evolving roles driven by artificial intelligence by implementing team reskilling programs and updating governance structures immediately to maintain operational resilience.
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Read at TechTarget IT Infrastructure→
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data centers energy ecosystems
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As AI campuses expand into major energy consumers, industry leaders are prioritizing the development of technologies and partnerships that enable these facilities to actively support regional energy grid stability and resource management.
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Read at Data Center Frontier →
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“Bought RAM in October to dodge price spikes… now I have to return it because “year-end optics””
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The poster, having proactively purchased discounted RAM components to avoid anticipated price hikes, is now forced by accounting to return the already delivered stock because the expenditure negatively impacts the fiscal year-end financial presentation.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“It's soon to be 2026 and my F50 corporation is just now implementing a policy to block unapproved software”
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A frustrated employee in a massive corporation details the painfully slow rollout of a basic software restriction policy, scheduled for the last day of 2025, and anticipates chaos due to management's unrealistic expectations regarding user migration and communication reach.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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Should corporations mandate basic security policies, like blocking unapproved software, immediately upon employee onboarding?
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“Has anyone found any AI use cases that work and deliver value yet? Other than smarter helpdesk support article suggestions...”
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A practitioner is hunting for tangible, value-delivering applications of modern AI beyond basic knowledge retrieval, hoping for tools that accelerate triage and assessment.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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1547 McAllen IX • South Central US
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1547 is enhancing McAllen's status as a crucial cross-border connectivity hub through the launch of its MCT-IX facility.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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india risc-v processor
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India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing unveiled the DHRUV64, a domestically developed dual-core 1GHz RISC-V processor, marking a key step toward establishing a national semiconductor manufacturing capability.
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Read at The Register→
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Will India's domestic RISC-V chip development reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor architectures within five years?
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Amazon RWE Deal
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German energy company RWE capitalized on high demand by selling an idled coal power plant to Amazon for $265 million, reflecting a financial transaction within the energy transition context.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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