| |
|
|
|
Richard Reisig of Siemens Energy explains to Zoe Turner how surging US data center demand is driving investment in gas-powered electricity generation.
|
|
Read at Data Center Dynamics→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Should the US prioritize gas-powered electricity for data centers over renewable sources?
|
|
|
CX Tech has filed plans for a 1GW data center campus at a former nuclear plant in Scotland, intending direct-wire connections to renewable energy projects.
|
|
Read at Data Center Dynamics→
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation for 190MW of capacity at the Maryland nuclear plant.
|
|
Read at Data Center Dynamics→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
A data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, went offline due to critical damage sustained from a Russian bomb attack, highlighting ongoing targeting of digital infrastructure.
|
|
Read at Data Center Dynamics→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Is digital infrastructure sufficiently protected against wartime attacks in conflict zones?
|
|
| |
|
A search for five megawatts of AI capacity revealed that vacant data center space is not always immediately usable, highlighting deployment challenges.
|
|
Read at Data Center POST→
|
|
|
|
| |
Resilience and Operational Integrity
|
|
Rising AI density and airflow exacerbate contamination risks from legacy raised-floor components shedding conductive zinc whiskers, threatening data center equipment reliability.
|
|
Read at Data Center Knowledge→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Should data center operators prioritize retrofitting for AI density over potential contamination risks?
|
|
|
N+1 data center cooling designs can mask shared dependencies, creating single failure domains. The article advises on designing for resilience and ensuring proper commissioning.
|
|
Read at Data Center Knowledge→
|
|
|
|
|
A Q3 Executive Roundtable recap highlights how AI density and compressed timelines are forcing data center operators to rethink resilience and system integration.
|
|
Read at Data Center Frontier  →
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Regulators and utilities are establishing rules for data center operators generating their own power behind the meter, determining the cost of continued grid access and maintaining the public system.
|
|
Read at Data Center Frontier →
|
|
|
|
|
Unbuilt data centers in December 2025 will increase power auction costs by $6.2 billion, with households bearing the extra expense due to forecasted demand.
|
|
Read at Global Data Center Hub→
|
|
|
|
|
The increasing reliance on on-site power generation by data centers to circumvent grid limitations introduces new environmental compliance and pollution risks.
|
|
Read at Data Center Knowledge→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Amazon Web Services has transformed its best practice framework into an agent designed to recommend reconfigurations for cloud environments.
|
|
Read at The Register→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
“I finally broke. I am now using Claude to help manage in prod scripts and write documentation.”
|
|
A sysadmin expresses astonishment after using Claude Enterprise to generate production-ready scripts and documentation with uncanny accuracy, mirroring their team's unique coding style and prompting a reevaluation of AI's impact on job security.
|
|
Read at r/sysadmin→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Is it ethical to rely on AI for critical production scripts and documentation?
|
|
|
“Manager wants me to remove delete permissions across SharePoint”
|
|
A sysadmin questions their manager's directive to remove delete permissions across SharePoint to prevent accidental folder deletion, arguing it's impractical and would break functionality, suggesting retention policies as a better solution.
|
|
Read at r/sysadmin→
|
|
|
|
|
“Google DCT rejection”
|
|
After a positive recruiter call and interviews for a Google DCT role, where feedback was initially good, the applicant was ultimately rejected with vague explanations, leading them to question if they had a poor recruiter experience.
|
|
Read at r/datacenter→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Google has launched its inaugural data center satellite, with research suggesting that orbiting data facilities could prove viable for future infrastructure.
|
|
Read at The Register→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Datalec has enhanced its liquid cooling capabilities by appointing Dominik Dziarczykowski to its team.
|
|
Read at Data Center POST→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
An Azure maintenance issue caused widespread disruptions, affecting hybrid clouds, VPNs, and VMware services, highlighting critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
|
|
Read at The Register→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Investors anticipate a significant productivity boost in software engineering, estimating a 32.6% increase driven by artificial intelligence adoption.
|
|
Read at The Register→
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Bill Ackman envisions significantly reducing Howard Hughes Corporation's real estate equity commitment, drawing parallels to strategies employed by Brookfield and Blackstone.
|
|
Read at Bisnow→
|
|
|
|
| |