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Solid-state transformers are increasingly adopted for converting medium-voltage AC to 800 V DC in AI data centers, although questions about their technological maturity persist.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Regulatory Pressure on Sustainability
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The Green Party in the UK is advocating for a halt on new data center construction until issues related to water and energy consumption are resolved.
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Read at The Register→
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Should the UK halt new data center construction until water and energy use are resolved?
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a law mandating that data centers report their energy and water consumption, following the establishment of new utility rate classes.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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The UK Green Party is advocating for a nationwide moratorium on data center development, proposing to allow only localized facilities for community needs.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Spain is reportedly drafting rules that would require data centers over 1MW to source 80% of their power from new renewable energy sources.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Should Spain require data centers to source 80% of power from new renewables?
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Delaware has enacted a new clean energy mandate specifically for hyperscale data centers, alongside other new legislation targeting the data center sector.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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German and Japanese researchers have developed a novel electricity-free technology that could potentially be used to cool data centers, offering a sustainable solution.
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Read at The Register→
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Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a Houston data center developer, has not disclosed a price, but its deal replaced a J.P. Morgan sale process, with NVIDIA also having a stake.
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Read at Global Data Center Hub→
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to pause data center grid connections has divided the data center industry, with developers split on its strategic implications for the state.
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Read at Bisnow→
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Should Texas's data center power pause be adopted by other states facing grid strain?
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Georgia Power's contract for OpenAI's campus received approval, including a no-recovery pledge, while Spain implemented an hourly renewables rule, and Nvidia holds a Cloverleaf stake.
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Read at Global Data Center Hub→
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Anthropic's proposed 5-gigawatt data center expansion in New South Wales, Australia, prompts examination of its potential impact on the national power grid and implications for IT leaders.
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Read at TechRepublic→
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Data centers are facing significant disruption from Chinese restrictions on rare earth minerals, jeopardizing supply chains as licensing deadlines loom.
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Read at The Register→
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Will China's rare earth curbs cripple global data center construction timelines?
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“Microsoft Strikes Again - Entire M365 tenant has been "deauthenticated" by Microsoft for two weeks”
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A business is experiencing a critical outage after their M365 tenant was de-authenticated by Microsoft, resulting in the loss of email, files, website hosting, and phone services, with urgent efforts underway to regain access before data is permanently lost.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“Disaster recovery from M365 Tenant Deauthentication”
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A small business owner, acting as the sole IT head, is urgently developing a disaster recovery plan for their M365 tenant following recent incidents of deauthentication, focusing on email, file access, phone systems, and device management.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“I hate Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise with a PASSION”
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A sysadmin in an educational setting expresses extreme frustration with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise switches, citing poor UI, CLI, support, and documentation, and eagerly anticipates replacing them with Extreme or Juniper/Mist switches.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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Sabey Data Centers has outlined its community commitments for a proposed Indianapolis campus, focusing on future development and local engagement.
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Read at Data Center POST→
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Liquid Cooling Infrastructure Innovations
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Corvex is deploying high-density NVIDIA Blackwell systems using Lenovo liquid-cooling technology within existing air-cooled facilities, aiming to accelerate infrastructure delivery for secure AI workloads.
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Read at Data Center Frontier  →
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Artificial intelligence expansion is facing security crises, rising costs, and public resistance, as detailed in this week's tech industry developments.
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Read at TechRepublic→
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PaperCut, a print management software provider, is currently under a zero-day attack, reportedly causing significant operational issues for its customers.
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Read at The Register→
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