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Jun 22, 2026

 
Strategic AI compute capacity agreements

Meta has secured 1.6 gigawatts of AI compute capacity from Crusoe, adding to Crusoe's substantial contracted capacity.

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Sharpe AI has secured a six-year, 72MW agreement with Nvidia for AI infrastructure, while also tapping Vast Data for a 600PB AI operating system deployment.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

Vultr has selected HPE and Nvidia for its AI infrastructure, indicating a market shift towards enterprise demand for AI inference and large-scale deployments over model training.

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Should enterprises prioritize AI inference data center growth over model training infrastructure?

Buzz HPC has secured a $220 million cloud deal with Bell AI and Cohere, expanding upon the existing partnership between Buzz and Bell Canada.

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Amazon is reportedly considering selling its Trainium artificial intelligence chips to data centers, potentially challenging Nvidia's market dominance.

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Should Amazon sell its Trainium AI chips to data centers to challenge Nvidia?

 

A Wood Mackenzie report indicates that data centers in the Asia Pacific region will face new grid support obligations as regulators move away from traditional utility agreements.

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More coverage at TechRepublic →

 

Should Asia Pacific data centers embrace grid support obligations to ensure power access?

 
Enterprise AI strategy and governance

The article discusses the current stage of enterprise artificial intelligence, focusing on when and how it achieves large-scale deployment.

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Amazon expresses reservations about 'human-in-the-loop' AI governance, contrasting with Google's approach to bug bounties and a potential shift in AI product perception.

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Tensordyne is making a significant strategic move by focusing on log math to compete with Nvidia in the hardware market.

Read at The Register→

More coverage at Data Center Dynamics →

 

Texas is experiencing a significant increase in data breaches, mirroring a trend of 'bigger and better' incidents across the state.

Read at The Register→

 
Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Am I wrong for feeling like my title and responsibilities don’t match?”

A desktop support professional in New Jersey, despite taking on senior-level responsibilities like Intune management and process creation, feels their title and lack of recognition do not align with their contributions, compounded by negative experiences related to their autism.

Read at r/sysadmin→

“Thinking about leaving software for data center ops.”

A product manager from South Korea, inspired by the scale of AWS, is contemplating a career shift into data center operations, wrestling with the fear of losing touch with software development and seeking reassurance about career reversibility.

Read at r/datacenter→

“Just got a new gig as the sole IT guy”

An IT professional is embarking on a new role as the sole IT person in a small company, seeking advice on how to excel and advance their career in this solo capacity after years of functioning under a senior sysadmin.

Read at r/sysadmin→

 

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