A bout of consolidation and investment activity in cooling systems in the past 12 months reflects widespread expectation of a continued spending surge on data center infrastructure.
There is an expectation that AI will be useful in data center operations. For this to happen, software vendors need to deliver new products and use cases — and these are starting to appear more often.
Performant cooling requires a full-system approach to eliminate thermal bottlenecks. Extreme silicon TDPs and highly efficient cooling do not have to be mutually exclusive if the data center and chip vendors work together.
Financial institutions are embracing public cloud for some mission-critical workloads, and using it as a launchpad for AI development.
Consensus is growing that a major market "correction" is coming: while some infrastructure operators are highly exposed, others may stand to benefit.
As IT organizations embrace AI, data center facilities and colocation providers need to plan to deploy the supporting infrastructure - despite many uncertainties. Most, however, are still moving cautiously.
Superconducting busbars could offer a solution for delivering power to high-density racks, eliminating resistive heating and removing the need to shift to medium voltage distribution equipment.
Research into neuromorphic computing could lead to the creation of smaller, faster and more energy-efficient AI accelerators. This would have a transformative impact on digital infrastructure.
By raising debt, building data centers and using colos, neoclouds shield hyperscalers from the financial and technological shocks of the AI boom. They share in the upside if demand grows, but are burdened with stranded assets if it stalls.
Sodium-ion batteries promised a third battery option to lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. The closure of Natron Energy means operators will need to look elsewhere.
Operators looking for low-carbon power may be assessing low-carbon hydrogen for standby or primary power. Except for niche applications, the technology is a long way from practicality.
From on-prem AI to high-density IT, this webinar examined survey findings on how operators are preparing for what's next.
Superconductive power cables promise faster, cheaper and simpler connections for data center operators waiting for power. They could also simplify campuses and microgrids.
Against a backdrop of higher densities and the push toward liquid cooling, air remains the dominant choice for cooling IT hardware. As long as air cooling works, many see no reason to change - and more think it is viable at high densities.
Several operators originally established to mine cryptocurrencies are now building hyperscale data centers for AI. How did this change happen?
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