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Apr 24, 2026

 
Data center power management

The US government, through an expanding pilot survey by the EIA, is moving towards mandatory energy reporting for data centers as demand from artificial intelligence workloads places increasing strain on the power grid.

Read at TechRepublic→

InfraXmedia has launched the AI Cities Summit Series, a global initiative designed to connect governments, energy providers, and digital infrastructure leaders to foster economic growth driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure development.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

Lindsey Bruner of CleanArc Data Centers discusses the evolving data center landscape and the critical role of power in site selection with James Raddings on DCD>Studio.

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Is power availability the most critical factor for new data center site selection today?

 
AI network infrastructure scaling

The IOWN Global Forum is targeting datacenter interconnects to facilitate the distribution of AI infrastructure, aiming to create opportunities for diverse providers within the rapidly expanding AI landscape.

Read at The Register→

Equinix is integrating artificial intelligence into its network layer through Fabric Intelligence, aiming to create autonomous network operations capable of handling the dynamic demands of scaling AI workloads.

Read at Data Center Knowledge→

Amazon Web Services has made its Interconnect options generally available, enhancing network connectivity by integrating with Lumen.

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Data center investment strategies

Prologis is planning $2.1 billion in new development, with a significant portion allocated to data centers, indicating a strategic investment in digital infrastructure.

Read at Bisnow→

Blackstone has filed for a real estate investment trust initial public offering for a new unit focused on stabilized, newly-constructed data centers in Tier 1 markets.

Read at Data Center Dynamics→

 
Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Are there any other fulll time admins who just look after backups and recoverys here?”

A dedicated backup and recovery administrator finds their full-time role invigorating, comparing the challenge of maintaining near-perfect backups to a game and the ability to recover systems to an exhilarating experience.

Read at r/sysadmin→

“I just got an offer to work at a Datacenter. I have no experience working in one.”

A recent IT graduate with no prior data center experience has received an offer and is seeking resources to quickly learn about HCI servers, Nutanix, and Avamar backups before starting in two weeks.

Read at r/datacenter→

 

Should IT graduates take data center roles with no prior experience?

“I feel I am not doing real job, dont know what to do”

An assistant IT manager expresses dissatisfaction with prolonged periods of idleness across multiple roles, feeling they are not performing a 'real job' and seeking a way out of this loop without jeopardizing their family's income.

Read at r/sysadmin→

 

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