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MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP have finalized the $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, marking the largest transaction in the data center industry to date.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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PowerBridge and Liberty Energy have formed a strategic joint venture to build the future of powered digital infrastructure, focusing on innovation and capacity.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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Data center-related companies are driving record industrial leasing in the US, accounting for 14.4% of new leases as overall industrial leasing grows 44% year-over-year.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Are data center companies poised to dominate new industrial leasing for the foreseeable future?
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Patrick Dillow of Rowan Digital Infrastructure discussed accelerating time to power, Bauxite 1 lessons, and meeting AI-driven demand on DCD Talks.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Hyperscale data centers are adopting plug-and-play fiber solutions to meet the immense demands of the artificial intelligence era, improving connectivity and scalability.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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A transmission line fault caused data centers to switch to backup power, resulting in a significant 3 GW load drop on the US grid.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Should data centers be expected to independently manage grid load fluctuations during faults?
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Hydrogen fuel cells offer a path to zero-emission backup power for data centers, enhancing capacity and resilience while supporting sustainability goals.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is forcing a reassessment of battery strategies within the digital infrastructure sector, impacting power management and storage solutions.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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This explainer examines data center cooling methods—air, evaporative, liquid, and hybrid—detailing tradeoffs in energy, water, density, cost, and complexity.
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Read at Data Center Frontier  →
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The White House has warned PJM Interconnection to reform its industry-controlled board to address rising AI power demand, threatening regulatory action if changes aren't made.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Should PJM's grid governance be reformed to prioritize AI power demands?
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Researchers demonstrated a method to replace downloaded macOS applications with malicious versions, but Apple has not yet implemented measures to counter this vulnerability.
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Read at The Register→
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DC BLOX has been selected for a significant federal initiative focused on artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure development.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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Google's DiLoCo initiative aims to harness idle compute resources across an entire data center network, exploring new paradigms for distributed artificial intelligence training.
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Read at Data Center Richness→
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A Microsoft network failure caused a nearly five-hour outage for Azure services in California. The incident highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities impacting cloud computing availability for regional users.
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Read at The Register→
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A year-long cyberattack campaign originating from Russia has been targeting users, infecting their systems immediately upon opening emails, highlighting persistent state-sponsored threats.
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Read at The Register→
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Are state-sponsored email-based cyberattacks an unsolvable threat for average users?
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Iranian-linked cybercriminal groups are actively probing various types of industrial control systems across the United States for potential vulnerabilities.
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Read at The Register→
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“The network I'm currently dealing with”
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A sysadmin describes a nightmarish network setup inherited from a previous provider, involving multiple modems, unmanaged switches, daisy-chained routers, and a complete lack of proper configuration, requiring a full rebuild.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“Floating data centers”
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A proposal for carbon-negative floating data centers utilizing the Biorock/Seacrete process, anchored off the continental shelf near southern Florida, aims to leverage deep ocean water for cooling and create new reefs for carbon storage, powered by renewable energy.
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Read at r/datacenter→
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“When do you say enough is enough?”
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A sysadmin with 4.5 years of experience, feeling burned out from managing over 30 systems and accumulating responsibilities, seeks advice on when to transition to a new role, especially given significantly higher salary offers in endpoint management.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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