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The Data Center Rundown

Jan 6, 2026

Emerging topics we picked up on in the 41 Data Center articles we scanned this week:

  • SoftBank to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4B to Secure AI Infrastructure Assets
  • AI Infrastructure Scales to Gigawatt Levels with Musk’s Colossus and GridFree’s 5GW Plan
  • Broadcom’s Aggressive VMware Tactics Trigger Forced Infrastructure Migrations

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The view from Reddit
“Anyone actually gotten users to stop installing random AI notetakers”

A frustrated administrator details the chaos of disparate, unvetted AI transcription tools being adopted across departments, leading to data governance nightmares and resistance to standardization efforts.

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“I think its time to look Cloudflare alternatives.”

The repeated global service disruption caused by a single vendor's internal logic failure prompts a serious reconsideration of relying on such a centralized proxy that now appears to be a systemic internet vulnerability.

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“Please take a freshmen level accounting course at your local community college.”

A seasoned professional urges IT staff to study fundamental accounting principles to gain credibility and secure a meaningful voice in executive decision-making circles.

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