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Mar 3, 2026

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Emerging topics we picked up in the 100 Data Center articles scanned this past week:

  • Tier 1 Hubs Face Construction Slowdown Amid Moratoriums and Green Mandates
  • Adani and Reliance Jio Commit $200B+ to Secure India's AI Sovereignty
  • Nvidia’s Vera Rubin and Microsoft’s Glass Storage Target 10,000-Year Durability

Read the full Week in Review →

 

AI Compute Capital

Massive capital outlays by major technology firms underscore accelerating global shifts in compute power, energy provisioning, and national data sovereignty concerning artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Read at Global Data Center Hub→

 

aws data center attack

Amazon Web Services facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain experienced disruptions due to drone strikes, degrading cloud services across the Middle East region.

Read at TechRepublic→

More coverage at Data Center Dynamics →

 
On-site power generation and orchestration

PJM has formally requested approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to institute new rules concerning behind-the-meter generation specifically for data centers, proposing a 50 megawatt threshold.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

 

Should PJM's proposed 50MW threshold for behind-the-meter data center generation be immediately adopted by FERC?

In Singapore, Bridge Data Centres and Concord New Energy are collaborating on a unique approach utilizing barge-mounted hydrogen power generators to meet dedicated power demands for data centers while conserving real estate.

Read at The Register→

CPower, Bentaus, and Supermicro successfully demonstrated an energy orchestration project for an artificial intelligence data center in California, achieving up to 75 percent electricity reduction while sustaining workloads and service-level agreements.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

Haroon Inam, CEO of DG Matrix, discussed with DCD's Tam Pledger the company's goal of becoming a reference design standard for behind-the-meter power systems within data centers.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

Boom Supersonic has selected Baker Hughes to supply natural gas generators intended to support the 1.21 gigawatt power requirements for a Crusoe data center deal through 2028.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

 

blackstone ai data centers

Blackstone is planning the launch of a publicly traded entity specifically focused on acquiring artificial intelligence data center assets.

Read at Bisnow→

 
Evolving data center construction standards

Increasing processor densities and evolving regulatory requirements necessitate a revision of standard data center construction practices, emphasizing fire safety, corrosion control, insulation, and flooring for enhanced durability, sustainability, and operational efficiency.

Read at Data Center Knowledge→

As demand for artificial intelligence processing hardware surges, Chinese vendor Huawei is introducing its modular, flat-pack artificial intelligence datacenters globally, though their operational performance remains uncertain.

Read at The Register→

 
Military adoption of commercial AI

OpenAI's CEO, Altman, criticized the Pentagon for canceling its contract with Anthropic, while simultaneously confirming OpenAI's own deal with the Department of War for using advanced artificial intelligence systems in classified settings.

Read at The Register→

The Defense Department met with Anthropic at the Pentagon to compel the artificial intelligence firm to relax restrictions on military use of its Claude technology; however, recent safety policy changes suggest the company may be preparing to offer greater flexibility to the government.

Read at The Register→

 

Should AI companies prioritize government contracts over self-imposed ethical use restrictions?

 
Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Is anyone else's browser security strategy just... hope?”

A concerned administrator questions the perceived lack of concrete strategy around browser security, expressing anxiety over the lack of visibility into user activity across multiple logged-in accounts despite having standard endpoint and network protections in place.

Read at r/sysadmin→

“Entitled/spoiled users rant”

A solo IT professional, who admits to fostering user dependency by immediately addressing every request, is now overwhelmed by entitled user behavior and burnout, recognizing the need to implement a formal ticketing system despite lacking the energy to enforce the change.

Read at r/sysadmin→

 

Should IT staff immediately refuse all support requests until a formal ticketing system is adopted?

“Is it just me or institutional knowledge is no longer valued?”

A long-tenured employee laments that loyalty and deep, specialized technical knowledge, once rewarded with security, are now disregarded by management who expect remaining staff to simply 'figure it out' after layoffs.

Read at r/sysadmin→

 

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