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May 28, 2026

 
Google's renewable energy and infrastructure investments

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are supporting an initiative aimed at testing environmentally friendly data center technologies.

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Google has entered into a 15-year, 200-megawatt solar power purchase agreement with Enlight in Oklahoma.

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Google has announced a $15 billion investment in New Florence, Missouri, which will encompass both data center and energy infrastructure development.

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Is Google's $15bn investment in Missouri a wise bet on future infrastructure growth?

 
Regional US AI campus developments

Utah's proposed 9 GW Stratos campus signifies a shift in AI infrastructure development, prioritizing dedicated energy systems, streamlined permitting, and direct power control.

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Colocation provider DartPoints has acquired a data center in Lexington, Kentucky, with plans for extensive expansion up to 70MW.

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A 25-megawatt artificial intelligence data center is scheduled for construction in McMinnville, Tennessee, with a projected completion in the first quarter of 2028.

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AI impact on investment sectors

Blackstone and Brookfield are investing heavily in custom artificial intelligence solutions, potentially impacting the proptech sector.

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The increasing use of artificial intelligence by investors for selecting brokers is driving a new competitive landscape focused on data visibility.

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Development of orbital AI infrastructure

SpaceX's IPO filing positions the company as a comprehensive AI infrastructure platform, integrating compute, networking, energy, and orbital systems.

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Cowboy Space is developing an orbital AI infrastructure platform that integrates rockets, solar power, and space-based data centers to overcome terrestrial power and grid limitations.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Manager holding automation hostage”

An IT professional is frustrated by a manager's refusal to allow automation of the new hire process, insisting on manual completion first, despite the high volume of new hires and the proven functionality of existing scripts.

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Should IT managers automate new hire processes despite managerial resistance?

“Moving 15TB of SMB file shares to Google Drive — good idea or risky oversimplification?”

An IT professional questions the CEO's directive to move 15TB of SMB file shares to Google Drive, citing concerns about user experience, data governance, backup equivalency, and vendor dependency, despite the business's argument that 'everyone is doing it'.

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“Microsoft's own field rep is poaching my CSP customer with $500K in incentives... anyone fought back and won?”

A long-term IT partner feels blindsided and frustrated as a Microsoft account executive attempts to poach their customer with significant incentives, questioning the effectiveness of partner complaint processes.

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Should IT partners expect to lose customers due to Microsoft's direct incentives?

 

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