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May 19, 2026

 

The acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Energy will create the world's largest regulated electrical utility, with the combined entities possessing over 130 gigawatts of large-load opportunities, many linked to data centers.

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The proposed $67 billion merger between NextEra and Dominion strategically positions America's largest regulated utility platform to capitalize on the significant power demands driven by the AI data center boom.

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Is NextEra's $67B bet on AI power demand through Dominion acquisition a wise strategic move?

 

The potential combination of NextEra and Dominion presents a significant power development opportunity for Virginia's data center corridor, raising questions about its impact on the region.

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Integrated AI factory deployment solutions

Blackstone and Google are collaborating to launch a new cloud platform powered by Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), offering customers an alternative access method to Google's TPUs outside of Google Cloud.

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Dell's new PowerRack systems offer a rack-scale infrastructure refresh designed for rapid deployment, allowing AI factories to be operational in under a day while integrating with existing enterprise workloads.

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Dell has introduced PowerRack, a comprehensive solution for compute, storage, and networking, alongside updates to its Nvidia AI Factory platform, aiming to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence ambitions and tangible results.

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Dell will provide infrastructure to Samsung for its artificial intelligence-driven chipmaking operations, supporting digital twin, analytics, and agentic AI tools.

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From large-scale AI facilities to distributed edge nodes, communities require a comprehensive, layered infrastructure vision.

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While hollow-core fiber offers potential advantages in speed and energy efficiency, its high cost and limited benefits may prevent it from fundamentally transforming data center infrastructure.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“AWS DCO L3”

A new hire for an AWS Data Center Technician role, with no prior corporate or data center experience, is seeking comprehensive advice and hard truths about the position.

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“Built a free OneDrive/SharePoint drive-letter sync client with thumbnails, real cloud quota in Explorer, local-first, and no telemetry”

A developer shares a self-built, MIT-licensed OneDrive/SharePoint client that offers true drive-letter mapping, accurate cloud quotas, local-first file storage, and integrated thumbnail rendering, addressing limitations of the native OneDrive sync client for small to mid-sized M365 estates.

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“What is session level DLP and is it actually useful for GenAI data leaks?”

A sysadmin seeks practical, session-level DLP solutions for GenAI data exfiltration prevention, aiming to gain visibility into browser sessions without forcing enterprise browsers or extensive endpoint rollouts.

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Are session-level DLP solutions effective for preventing GenAI data leaks?

 
Advanced data center power architectures

The transition to 800-volt DC power systems is anticipated with the emergence of solid-state transformers, which could serve as a key enabling technology for the evolving power infrastructure requirements of data centers.

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Is the transition to 800-volt DC power infrastructure inevitable for data centers?

Delta Electronics' Kelly Gray explains how AI infrastructure is driving a convergence in AI data center design, encompassing high-voltage DC power, liquid cooling, microgrids, digital twins, and chip-to-grid systems to build the next generation of AI factories.

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DCD>Connect Southern Europe 2026 will focus on AI infrastructure expansion, power strategies, and cooling innovations.

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More coverage at TechRepublic →

 

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