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Microsoft and Meta’s latest earnings calls offered a concentrated look at the AI data center buildout, revealing how hyperscalers are scaling infrastructure amid soaring capital...
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Applied Digital Ellendale, North Dakota AI Factory Campus
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DEWALT’s fleet-capable downward-drilling robot targets one of the most schedule-critical tasks in data center construction.
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Voices of the Industry

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Mike Connaughton, Senior Product Manager at Leviton Network Solutions, explains the importance of cabling when transitioning to an immersion cooling system.
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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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Learning Resources

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Polarity has become a critical challenge in high-density, AI-driven data centers. Learn why modern fiber systems, multi-lane optics, and evolving connector types demand a clearer...
Jan. 26, 2026
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Join CargoSense, Data Center Frontier, DPR Construction, Schneider Electric and a data center operator to be named for a deep dive into how real-time logistics intelligence—across...
Feb. 18, 2026
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AI factories don't generate value by chance—it's the result of intentional design planning that aligns infrastructure with desired productivity outcomes. Learn of five critical...
Jan. 14, 2026
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Attendees will also gain insights into optimizing capacity planning and leveraging digital twins to future-proof their critical facilities.
Feb. 3, 2026

Podcast

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Michael Obradovitch, Vice President, Global Accounts for Data Centers at...
Jan. 29, 2026
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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier is joined by Liam Weld, Head of Data Centers for Meter to discuss why connectivit...
Jan. 22, 2026

Videos

Data Center Frontier CASTROL
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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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CyrusOne is reshaping its data center strategy around power access, faster build timelines, and operational reliability as AI demand accelerates. After a high-profile cooling ...
Jan. 21, 2026
Meta
Meta data center construction.
Meta is building a nuclear supply chain for the AI era, combining long-term offtake, advanced reactors, and new financing models to secure firm power as grid politics and capacity...
Jan. 16, 2026
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Moog CoreMotion: Coolant Distribution Pump and Intelligent Controls
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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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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

Colocation

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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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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...
Jan. 13, 2026
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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
Fervo Energy
Fervo Energy power plant construction.
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

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

SuperMicro
Supermicro’s liquid-cooled AI cluster at xAI’s Colossus facility, showing 32 NVIDIA HGX H100/H200 8-GPU, 4U systems—256 GPUs total—deployed across five high-density racks.
From a converted factory in Memphis to a planned $20B, 2-gigawatt campus in Mississippi, Elon Musk’s xAI is building “AI factories” at unprecedented speed. This deep-dive follows...
Jan. 14, 2026
NVIDIA
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.
Six new chips, one system. NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin launch extends beyond a single product into a full AI infrastructure platform where compute, networking, memory, and operations ...
Jan. 12, 2026
OpenAI
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Project Stargate moved from concept to execution in 2025 as OpenAI began assembling a multi-gigawatt AI infrastructure portfolio across the U.S. and abroad. With SoftBank’s acquisition...
Jan. 7, 2026
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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

Press Releases

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As 2026 begins, the AI data center boom looks intact, but its assumptions are under a degree of quiet stress.
Jan. 9, 2026
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Each month Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, posts some of the hottest data center career opportunities in the market. Here’s a look at some of the latest data ...
Jan. 6, 2026
Data Center Frontier
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The seventh installment in a series recapping key sessions from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 (Aug. 26–28) in Reston, Va.
Dec. 29, 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