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Equinix to cut 3% of staff amidst the greatest demand for data center infrastructure ever

Network World

Even as demand for data infrastructure surges to an all-time high, Equinix is planning to lay off 3% of its workforce, suggesting a growing skills mismatch in the industry. According to Goldman Sachs , data center demand in the US alone is projected to nearly triple by 2030, driving more than $1 trillion in investment.

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Microsoft to launch zero water consumption cooling for future data centers

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Microsoft has introduced a new design for data centers to optimize artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, implementing a cooling system that it claims will consume zero water. Traditionally in Microsoft data centers, water has been evaporated on-site to reduce the power demand of the cooling systems.

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AMD updates Instinct data center GPU line

Network World

CDNA 3 is based on the gaming graphics card RDNA architecture but is expressly designed for use in data center applications like generative AI and high-performance computing. And in 2026, the AMD Instinct MI400 series will arrive, based on the AMD CDNA “Next” architecture.

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High-bandwidth memory nearly sold out until 2026

Network World

Basically, this means that demand for HBM exceeds supply for at least a year, and any orders placed now won’t be filled until 2026. Bottom line: Expect a new supply-chain headache thanks to HBM being unavailable until at least 2026. CPUs and Processors, Data Center, High-Performance Computing No HBM, no GPU cards.

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Energy shortages threaten to restrict 40% of AI data centers by 2027

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The rapid expansion of AI and generative AI (GenAI) workloads could see 40% of data centers constrained by power shortages by 2027, according to Gartner. The surge is attributed to the increased deployment of large-scale language models (LLMs) and complex algorithms that require massive data processing capabilities.

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Gartner: Network automation to increase threefold by 2026

Network World

By 2026, 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities, according to Gartner. By comparison, less than 10% of enterprises were automating more than half of their network activities in mid-2023.

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Phaidra raises $12M for AI software that helps manage data center energy consumption

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Its technology helps facilities such as data centers improve energy efficiency by using an array of sensors that measure various metrics, and then analyzing that information with software. In addition to data centers, the company also sells to customers in the pharmaceutical and energy industries.