Not all generative AI applications will require large and dense infrastructure footprints. This complicates AI power consumption projections and data center planning.
As AI supercharges the growth in data center energy demands, new developments are likely to be increasingly politicized. Central governments may support their expansion, but opposition from local authorities and environmentalists will grow.
Cyber strategies need to extend beyond the facility to reduce third-party supplier threat risks. Data center executives should apply robust, consistent supply chain risk management practices to critical data center technologies
Immersion cooling evolves in response to IT power density
Why regulation on temperature can be counterproductive
Should data centers sell their heat?
AI to trigger radical overhaul of data center electrification
Grid demand will require active participation from data centers
Hydrogen fuel cells: a niche option for standby power
Uptime Institute 2024 Global Data Center Survey - Supplier View [Results and Crosstab files]
UN body’s data center guidelines cause concern
Maximizing server efficiency is becoming more difficult
Cyber incidents are common — and often significant
Using frameworks to structure data center cybersecurity
Why didn’t data center operators notice the 2024 solar storms?
Why AWS’s AI strategy is a sprint
Nvidia’s vision for data centers may be a false prophecy
Data center management software: optimizing the IT
Most AI models will be trained in the cloud
Why technology business management does more than FinOps
Hyperscale data center plans at unsustainable levels
