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Tariff war throws building of data centers into disarray

Network World

Enterprise IT leaders are facing a double-whammy of uncertainties complicating their data center building decisions: The ever-changing realities of genAI strategies, and the back-and-forth nature of the current tariff wars pushed by the United States. And if you slow down AI, that will slow down the data centers.

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Top 5 fastest-growing cities for data centers

Network World

The five fastest-growing hubs for data center expansion include an interesting mix of urban areas that have one thing in common: lots of available power. Based on projected data-center capacity growth, Las Vegas/Reno is the No. Based on projected data-center capacity growth, Las Vegas/Reno is the No.

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Data center growth puts unprecedented pressure on power grids

Network World

According to a report released this week by Bloom Energy, US data centers will need 55 gigawatts of new power capacity within the next five years. The report , based on a survey of 100 data center leaders, also shows that 30% of all sites will be using onsite power by 2030.

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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

CIO Business Intelligence

Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 The Tier 4 data center certificates are awarded by Uptime Institute and not “Uptime Council.”

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Data center construction skyrockets as vacancies drop

Network World

Growing demand for AI workloads and high-power computing capabilities is putting pressure on the data center market. Data center construction is hitting record highs, while vacancies are dropping to record lows, according to data from CBRE Group. MW under construction was preleased.” and Canada.

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Questions arise about reasons why Microsoft has cancelled data center lease plans

Network World

A report by TD Cowen indicating that Microsoft is reportedly slowing down or possibly redirecting its data center construction plans is tied to the company potentially being in an oversupply position, analysts with the brokerage say. Over the past four years, he said, Microsoft has been leasing more data centers than owning.

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Google bets on nuclear power to drive AI expansion

Network World

In March, Amazon acquired a nuclear-powered data center from Talen Energy. Benefits of using small modular reactors Data center power usage is set to surge in the coming years, driven by cloud computing and AI. Most recently Microsoft wound down an attempt to create underwater data centers.

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