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Emerging topics we picked up on in the 97 Data Center articles we scanned this week: - Tech giants pledge to fund grid upgrades as regulators and Trump administration demand 'domestic-first' energy pricing
- DRAM prices surge 63% as AI server demand cannibalizes consumer and enterprise memory supply
- US tightens GPU export 'loopholes' and mandates domestic-first priority for Nvidia and AMD sales
Read the full Week in Review →
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APAC Industrial Phase
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During the latter half of 2025, the Asia-Pacific region transitioned its artificial intelligence data center infrastructure, exceeding $150 billion, into an industrial phase dictated by the interplay of power supply, capital structure, and sovereign policies.
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Read at Global Data Center Hub→
More coverage at Global Data Center Hub →
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opinion • Next Cloud Revolution
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The current growth trajectory in artificial intelligence should be viewed not as an unsustainable bubble, but rather as the precursor to the next fundamental shift comparable to the advent of cloud computing.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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New environmental research indicates that the construction phase of data centers is responsible for nearly 39 percent of their total carbon dioxide emissions, nearly matching the emissions generated during their operational lifecycles.
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Read at The Register→
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Should data center construction emissions (39%) receive equal regulatory focus as operational emissions moving forward?
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Sabey Data Centers has selected OptiCool to implement solutions aimed at addressing the thermal challenges associated with high-density computing environments.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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Former President Trump and several governors are advocating for unprecedented measures to mitigate rising electricity costs driven by data center expansion.
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Read at Bisnow→
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A proposal from Donald Trump suggests that major technology firms should fund $15 billion in new power plants to address escalating energy demands driven by artificial intelligence growth, thereby shielding residential utility costs.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Should tech giants be financially responsible for funding entirely new power infrastructure for AI growth?
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According to Gartner, software vendors and cloud providers are currently absorbing the projected one trillion dollar increase in artificial intelligence expenditures, but end-users are expected to face long-term cost escalations.
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Read at The Register→
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The Trump administration is proposing that large technology companies assume greater financial responsibility for the substantial power demands of their data centers to mitigate potential increases in consumer electricity costs.
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Read at The Register→
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The data center sector is positioned as the most valuable segment within commercial real estate for 2026 due to its exceptional growth trajectory, although the speed at which new capacity can be delivered in certain regions is significantly constrained by insufficient power availability.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Cybersecurity Human Error Threat
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Human error presents an escalating cybersecurity risk that poses a significant threat to the operational integrity of data center facilities.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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“SCIM locked behind Enterprise plans - are you kidding me?”
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A frustrated engineer rails against software vendors who gate basic, security-critical user lifecycle management features like SCIM behind prohibitively expensive enterprise pricing tiers.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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Should essential security features like SCIM be available on basic software pricing tiers?
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“Entire network room covered in plaster dust”
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After returning from a holiday shutdown, an IT admin discovered that painters had carelessly left the server room exposed, resulting in critical hardware being coated in fine sanding dust, forcing a difficult decision between cleaning and replacement.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“Windows keeps autodestructing ... i'm so fed up with it.”
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A veteran administrator expresses deep frustration over the chronic instability of modern Windows systems, where routine updates frequently corrupt core components and force lengthy recovery procedures, contrasting sharply with the simplicity of Linux or macOS rebuilds.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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