As Nvidia looks to capture a larger share of the server CPU market, incumbents Intel and AMD are stepping up their development efforts too. The coming years are likely to put CPU core performance back in the spotlight.
The European Commission has presented its final EED rating label for data centers, introducing significant changes related to energy consumption, water usage and waste heat reuse.
A new type of machine learning model promises greater efficiency, but only across a narrow set of tasks. Its specialised approach could offer an alternative to LLMs in specific disciplines and use-cases.
Neoclouds continue to serve as shock absorbers for the AI infrastructure buildout, now more than ever. But Nvidia, lenders and customers have taken on more risk too — if demand falls, losses may no longer stop at the neoclouds.
Data center noise is becoming a major source of complaints from nearby residents — particularly low-frequency "infrasound." New research explores the engineering challenges behind the issue and offers ways to mitigate them.
A highly efficient AI deployment can still produce more carbon than an inefficient one if it runs on more carbon-intensive electricity. Cutting emissions means tackling energy per token and grid carbon intensity separately.
While AI headlines focus on training massive models, enterprises face a different challenge: where to run inference. Uptime Intelligence explores the economics, deployment options, and growing trend toward distributed AI infrastructure.
Several manufacturers offer liquid-cooled load banks to simulate IT heat output for DLC commissioning. They differ in form factor and functionality, as well as in how closely they replicate the behavior of liquid-cooled servers.
Superconductivity is still considered an exotic technology, but extreme-density IT will make data center operators take note of this option.
Despite their success in measuring emissions, carbon accounting frameworks are showing their limits — as the GHG Protocol and SBTi update guidance, operators have an opportunity to develop methods that better align actions with decarbonization.
Denmark will classify grid connection applications by their importance to society, placing large data centers in the lowest priority category, as the country seeks to manage the volume of connection requests in the queue.
Texas' Governor has called for an audit of all applications for data center grid connections, also halting environmental permits. This review will impact operators financially, as projects will be delayed until the audit process is complete
Thailand is the latest country seeking greater oversight of data center projects, with the government pausing construction and approvals while it establishes a unified regulatory framework to manage the sector's rapid growth.
As AI rack power reaches hundreds of kilowatts, interest in DC power is growing. While DC can offer efficiency gains and a reduced footprint, it also introduces new challenges in protection, fault detection, grounding and worker safety.
This report provides a concise, non-exhaustive overview of key considerations for designing, building and operating IT-agnostic secondary fluid networks for DLC using water-based coolants.
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