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Virginia’s new large-load rate class and Georgia’s explicit risk-transfer rules show how hyperscale growth is being reshaped toward more structured, financially responsible development...
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NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang opened CES 2026 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, framing AI as infrastructure that is now scaling across every industry and every device.
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DataBank's Lithia Springs Campus Data Center in Georgia.
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Samantha Walters of Colocation America shares her thoughts on four trends she's seeing in the colocation space.
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Peter Huang, Global President - Data Center & Thermal Management at bp Castrol, explains why AI isn't just consuming more power, it's demanding better power systems.
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Feb. 3, 2026
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Attendees will gain actionable insights into designing and deploying fuel cell-powered data centers, including strategies for load-following with Battery Energy Storage Systems...
Jan. 27, 2026
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In a world where construction delays, equipment shortages, and supply chain disruptions are redefining project timelines, adaptive reuse has emerged as one of the most strategic...
Dec. 19, 2025
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Driven by AI, data centers are expanding rapidly and increasing energy demand. But can AI help solve its own problems? Learn more about this paradox, AI’s role in energy efficiency...
Dec. 17, 2025

Podcast

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Axel Bokiba, General Manager Data Center Cooling for MOOG, about...
Jan. 7, 2026
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AI is reshaping the data center in unexpected ways: from former crypto mining sites becoming AI campuses to rack-scale systems that are redefining power, cooling, and economics...
Dec. 16, 2025

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Join us for this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, as DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent checks in with Darren Burgess US Business Development Director, at BP Castrol for an engaging...
Jan. 8, 2026
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In this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Axel Bokiba, General Manager Data Center Cooling for MOOG, about what is...
Nov. 17, 2025

Hyperscale

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2025 revealed how data center outages, from fires and mechanical failures to hyperscale cloud region events, can cascade quickly in an AI-driven world, highlighting the growing...
Jan. 2, 2026
Amazon
Inside an AWS data center
As 2025 comes to a close, AWS is scaling AI infrastructure across data centers, customer sites, and global networks; rolling out hybrid AI Factories, committing $15 billion to...
Dec. 23, 2025
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Chris Gorthy of DPR Construction outlines three ways to build faster, smarter, and without delays in the year ahead.
Dec. 17, 2025
Google
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Google’s new TPU generations, including Trillium and Ironwood, are emerging as the strongest challenge yet to Nvidia’s GPU leadership, backed by a growing AI Hypercomputer ecosystem...
Dec. 9, 2025

Colocation

Switch
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Twin supply-capacity agreements by Schneider Electric with Switch and Digital Realty show how AI data centers are starting to lock up power and thermal infrastructure in much ...
Nov. 24, 2025
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Centersquare’s self-funded, 10-site expansion pushes its platform to roughly 80 facilities, adding density-ready capacity across high-growth U.S. metros and key Canadian markets...
Nov. 19, 2025
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Craig Newell of Traka explains why data center operators should prioritize security systems that can be easily integrated, rather than utilizing separate solutions and training...
Nov. 19, 2025
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As AI demand drives record leasing and power scarcity reshapes the map, Green Street’s David Guarino explains why data centers still stand out in commercial real estate, how “...
Nov. 17, 2025

Power

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As the data center industry heads into 2026, AI is no longer just driving demand. It is reshaping power, cooling, site selection, and public scrutiny. This in-depth forecast examines...
Jan. 5, 2026
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AI density, power constraints, megacampuses, and liquid cooling defined 2025. Our annual Scorecard revisits DCF’s predictions to separate clear hits from trends that proved early...
Dec. 30, 2025
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As AI-driven power demand accelerates, geothermal energy is quietly moving from conceptual promise toward early execution: backed by new capital, tightening cost models, and growing...
Dec. 18, 2025
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Tod Higinbotham, CEO of ZincFive, explains why immediate power solutions — and nickel-zinc battery chemistry — matter in the AI era.
Dec. 12, 2025

Cooling

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NJFX and Bala Consulting Engineers are collaborating to develop a data hall, internally named Project Cool Water, which represents the first purpose-built cable landing station campus in North America to support “liquid-to-the-chip” AI-ready infrastructure.
As rack densities surge and grid headroom tightens, liquid cooling is becoming the backbone of AI data centers. Here we unpack the strategic moves—Trane’s Stellar deal, LG’s Flex...
Dec. 4, 2025
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Microsoft has unveiled an in-chip microfluidic cooling system that channels coolant through microscopic pathways etched into the silicon itself—delivering up to three times greater...
Nov. 10, 2025
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Three strategic acquisitions in a single week—by Eaton, Vertiv, and Daikin—underscore how data center liquid cooling has moved from niche component to core infrastructure. We ...
Nov. 6, 2025
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The next phase of AI infrastructure is taking shape through an unprecedented wave of strategic alignment. From Johnson Controls’ investment in two-phase liquid cooling pioneer...
Oct. 8, 2025

AI / Machine Learning

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SoftBank’s $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge marks a decisive shift from financing AI to owning the infrastructure that powers it. By adding a $108 billion digital infrastructure...
Dec. 29, 2025
Starcloud
SpaceX launch of Starcloud data center
Starcloud’s successful deployment of an orbital AI data center marks a pivotal test for space-based data center infrastructure, exploring how off-planet compute could address ...
Dec. 26, 2025
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DCF Editor-at-Large Melissa Reali weighs in with her data center industry trends forecast and predictions for next year.
Dec. 22, 2025
Data Center Frontier
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The sixth in a series of articles recapping key sessions from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 (Aug. 26–28), held Sept. 27, 2025, in Reston, Va.
Dec. 19, 2025

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As AI workloads drive rack densities into unprecedented territory, the expectations placed on data center facilities teams are shifting just as quickly.
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