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May 13, 2026

 
Renewable and onsite energy projects

Apple has entered into a 150MW renewable energy agreement with CleanMax in India, complementing two other sustainability initiatives in the country.

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Amazon has entered into its first geothermal energy agreement with NV Energy to power its data center operations in Reno, Nevada, and will also support a new solar battery hybrid project in the state.

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Is Amazon's reliance on geothermal and solar for data centers a sustainable path forward for the industry?

SoftBank is launching a battery storage business in Japan, which will include a production plant expected to house an AI data center and begin operations in 2028.

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TerraVolt has entered into a natural gas supply agreement to power an onsite plant for a planned data center campus in Idaho, which is expected to support 200 to 240MW of capacity.

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AI server manufacturing and deployment

Key vendors in the AI server market, including Dell, HPE, Lenovo, and Supermicro, are experiencing substantial demand, though securing enterprise clients necessitates a strategic approach beyond merely supplying Nvidia chips.

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Supermicro's new Silicon Valley campus signifies the industrialization of AI infrastructure, moving beyond traditional server manufacturing towards large-scale deployments that emphasize rack integration, liquid cooling, supply chain management, and rapid operational execution.

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AI assistants are enhancing IT operations by boosting efficiency and speeding up issue resolution, with effective governance, validation, transparency, and leadership oversight being critical for success.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“built a searchable index of all our vendor training videos and it cut down "how do i configure X" tickets by a lot”

A sysadmin developed a Python script and Flask app to create a searchable index of vendor training videos, significantly reducing repetitive configuration queries and proving particularly useful for junior staff.

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“OFFICIAL OFFER FROM AWS”

A successful applicant shares their positive experience with the AWS interview process for an L4 EOT position, detailing an offer significantly exceeding expectations and providing advice on honesty, the STAR method, and demonstrating initiative.

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“Consumer tablets are driving me insane in warehouse environments.”

A sysadmin laments the constant failures of consumer-grade tablets in harsh warehouse conditions, highlighting how management's reluctance to invest in rugged devices leads to higher long-term costs and user frustration.

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Should companies invest in rugged tablets to avoid costly failures in harsh warehouse environments?

 

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