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    Data Center Frontier Announces Editorial Advisory Board for 2025 DCF Trends Summit

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 20, 2025
    The Editorial Advisory Board for the second annual Data Center Frontier Trends Summit (Aug. 26-28) has grown to include 15 esteemed executives, reflecting DCF's commitment to ...

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    Breaking Barriers in Rack Density: Why Liquid Cooling is the Key to Tomorrow's Data Centers

    Phillip Marangella
    Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for EdgeConneX, explains why the adage "everything old is new again" only tells part of the story – especially when it ...
    Macquarie Technology Group
    Macquarie Park Data Center Campus in Sydney, Australia

    Macquarie’s Big Play in AI and HPC: $17+ Billion Invested Across Two Data Center Titans

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 17, 2025
    In a single week, Macquarie Asset Management has announced two significant investments in Applied Digital and Aligned Data Centers. The deals show how AI and HPC aren’t just reshaping...
    Edged Data Centers
    Edged Data Centers Kansas City Site

    Edged Data Centers Builds for the Future On Heels of Innovative Nuclear Power Partnership

    David Chernicoff
    Jan. 16, 2025
    More sustainable data center developments in the U.S. and abroad and cutting-edge SMR nuclear deployment plans are just the beginning of Edged’s focus on next-generation data ...
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    President Biden's Executive Order on AI Data Center Construction: Summary and Commentary

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 15, 2025
    The new Executive Order apparently isn’t just a directive, but is clearly meant as a roadmap for the U.S. data center industry to lead not just technologically, but also ethically...
    Skybox Datacenters
    Skybox Datacenters recently announced the successful sale of its second joint venture asset with Prologis, a 32 MW facility in Elk Grove Village, IL acquired by HMC Capital.

    Prologis and Skybox Advance Warehouse Conversion Strategy with Illinois Data Center Sale

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 14, 2025
    The converted facility's buyer, HMC Capital, sees this acquisition as a marquee asset for its newly launched DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, which targets high-quality data center...

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    Tract Capital Unveils Fleet Data Centers, Specializing In 500 MW+ Build-to-Suit Megacampuses

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 9, 2025
    Fleet says it “intends to build some of the largest data center campuses in the world, combining gigawatt-level capacity with a campus-based commercial model.”
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    8 Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry In 2025

    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 6, 2025
    Each January, DCF identifies eight themes that may shape the data center sector. Our Magic 8-Ball has been pretty accurate in recent years, so now it’s time to look ahead with...

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    Accelsius’ NeuCool Thermal Simulation Rack with integrated Load Simulation Sleds

    Accelsius and iM Data Centers Demo Next-Gen Cooling and Sustainability at Miami Data Center

    David Chernicoff
    Jan. 8, 2025
    Building on their tabletop demonstration at last Fall's SC24, the companies plan to bring full scale demonstration capabilities to customers. This article also includes an update...
    Switch
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    How 2024, the Year That Re-Energized Nuclear Power, Foretells Ongoing 'New Nuclear' Developments for Data Centers in 2025

    David Chernicoff
    Jan. 2, 2025
    It’s not all because of data centers, but the industry's energy demands are a prime motivator for the resurgence in nuclear power stakes.

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    The Data Center Liquid Cooling Technology Transition:
    Benchmarking the Market

    Jan. 13, 2025
    As data centers face increasing demands from AI and high-performance computing, liquid cooling technologies are becoming essential to managing heat density and driving operational...
    Aligned Data Centers
    Aligned Data Centers - Phoenix

    DCF Tours: Aligned Data Centers PHX-01, Phoenix, Arizona

    Matt Vincent
    Dec. 19, 2024
    Our tour of the flagship Aligned Data Centers - Phoenix facility provided a fascinating insight into modern data center operations, blending as it does principles of historical...

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    Scorecard: Looking Back at Data Center Frontier’s 2024 Industry Predictions

    Matt Vincent
    Dec. 31, 2024
    Last January, DCF identified our "Eight Themes That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2024." Here’s the scorecard for our forecast, traditionally including whether each prediction...
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    What Keeps Data Centers and Their Utility Partners Up at Night: The Power Problem

    Melissa Farney
    Dec. 27, 2024
    The future of the digital economy depends on the ability to power it. But to ensure the growth of data centers does not exacerbate energy challenges, a multifaceted approach is...

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    How Data Centers Are Harnessing AI Workloads for Enhanced Cloud, LLM, and Inference Capabilities

    David Chernicoff
    Nov. 8, 2024
    The changes within the data center sector are coming quickly, as performance capabilities and service delivery speeds continue to grow. At the center of the change is AI and the...
    Vertiv
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    Vertiv and DDC Invest to Expand High-Density AI, HPC Data Center Capabilities

    David Chernicoff
    Oct. 4, 2024
    Be it the expansion of the knowledge and experience of senior management, or an increase in manufacturing space for critical data center technologies, industry investment continues...

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    Cabling Systems: On the Forefront of the Low Voltage Telecom Revolution

    Jose Reyes
    Dec. 23, 2024
    Jose Reyes, Vice President & Co-Owner of Cabling Systems INC, explores the history of low voltage telecom cabling systems.
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    Implementing AI Safely and Sustainably in Data Centers

    Mark Fenton
    Dec. 20, 2024
    Mark Fenton, Product Engineering Director at Cadence Design Systems, explains why tools like digital twins will be essential for data centers to meet AI goals sustainably.

    Special Reports

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    The Data Center Edge of Tomorrow: Digital Twins, AI and the Network

    Kathy Hitchens
    Oct. 26, 2023
    A recent special report article series outlines five critical ways that digital twins and artificial intelligence will impact the network.
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    Physical and Digital Network Modernization: The New Role of AI/ML in Testing Automation, Validation and Optimization

    Bill Kleyman
    Oct. 16, 2023
    To keep pace, data center leaders must adopt a new approach to testing and validating the capabilities of their networks.

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    Virginia's Loudoun County Grapples with Future of Data Centers as New Developments Continue Statewide

    David Chernicoff
    Dec. 17, 2024
    TECFusions and Iron Mountain up their Virginia data center investments as the Loudoun County Planning Commission charts the industry's future course there, balancing growth, regulation...
    Vantage Data Centers
    Vantage Data Centers’ developing 192MW OH1 campus in New Albany, Ohio, the company's first in the Midwest United States.

    Data Center Investment Boom Rolls On: DigitalBridge, Yondr, Vantage, New Albany, AustralianSuper, DataBank

    David Chernicoff
    Nov. 6, 2024
    The demand for data center capability has become so significant that a mulitbillion dollar spend across the month of October registers as entirely normal.

    White Papers

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    New Data Center Efficiency Imperatives

    Hypertec
    Data center demand is increasing sharply thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, IoT devices, automation, cloud computing, and various other use cases. As a result, power...
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    Transition to Liquid Cooling Benchmarking the Market

    Join Data Center Frontier's webinar to explore the latest research on the state of liquid cooling adoption in data centers, including insights on current technologies, satisfaction...
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    AI's Future in the Liquid Cooling Industry

    Join us for this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, as DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent checks in with Stuart Lawrence, Vice President of Product Innovation and Sustainability with...

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    AHRI 920 for Performance Rating of DX Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) Units

    Aug. 27, 2024
    This white paper explains how AHRI Standard 920, as the performance rating of DX Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DX-DOAS) units, is employed to rate the performance of DX equipment...

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