Hyperscale

A Hyperscale data centers is defined as when one tenant leases at least 10 Megawatts of data center space. Typically, the architectures are designed to provide a single, massively scalable compute architecture that can scale with demand. Hyperscale computing is necessary when a company needs to build a robust and scalable cloud, AI, or distributed storage system and is often associated with the infrastructure required to run global companies such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.
Meta

Land and Expand: New Data Center Developments by Meta, T5, Prime, Ardent, Tract

May 9, 2024
A sampling of the latest North American data center development news, including new sites, land acquisitions and campus expansions.

ebm-papst, Inc.

Secure Data through Cool Solutions

May 8, 2024
In this edition of “Voices of the Industry” Joe Landrette of ebm-papst Inc., discusses how the AI boom is changing the game for data center cooling solutions.
Cumulus Data/Talen Energy

The Gigawatt Data Center Campus is Coming

April 29, 2024
Hyperscale tech companies are seeking campuses that can support 1 gigawatt of electric power capacity. Developers say new approaches to MegaCampuses can enable new technologies...
Synergy Research Group

U.S. Contains Fully Half of 1,000 Hyperscale Data Centers Now Counted Globally, as Cloud Giants Race Toward AI

April 24, 2024
Hyperscale data centers have officially hit the thousand mark; meanwhile, total capacity is doubling every four years, finds Synergy Research. These findings harmonize with the...
Intel

Intel Engineers Multi-Pronged Approach to Gaining Data Center AI Market Share

April 12, 2024
Three years into the renewed stewardship of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, new GPUs, accelerators, CPUs, open standards, and silicon offerings now lead the way in a competitive AI infrastruct...
Rich Miller / Data Center Frontier
EdgeCore Mesa

EdgeCore Boosts $1.9B Funding with $440M More for Silicon Valley Data Center

April 11, 2024
Meanwhile, the wholesale data center developer is readying another previously announced $600 million in financing for expansion into new regions, located in areas with a combination...
DataBank
DataBank

New $725M Financing for DataBank, Plus Las Vegas Interconnection Hub Pickup, Highlights DigitalBridge Data Center Investment

April 11, 2024
New moves from DigitalBridge edge-colocation and hyperscale campus stalwarts DataBank and Vantage show how in the age of AI, the pace and scope of data center financing has become...
NVIDIA

Analyst Finds AI Boom Lifts Hyperscale Cloud Spend, Propels Data Center Infrastructure, As NVIDIA Presides

April 10, 2024
We look into a trio of ongoing cloud and AI data center sector reports recently released by industry analyst Dell'Oro Group.
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Why Data Center Asking Rents Are Surging (Even More Than Expected)

April 4, 2024
A CBRE bulletin says that power constraints are delaying new data center construction and are the biggest impediment to expanded data center supply. Similarly, JLL recently noted...