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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 vacancies hit historic lows despite record construction

Network World

Space supply in major data center markets increased by 34% year-over-year to 6,922.6 There is a considerable pricing disparity between newly built data centers and legacy facilities, reflecting the premium placed on modern, energy-efficient infrastructure. MW capacity being built at the end of 2023.

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Google reaffirms $75B AI infra investment as cloud providers pursue divergent strategies

Network World

In a move closely watched by enterprise technology leaders, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has reaffirmed Googles commitment to spending $75 billion this year on AI infrastructure and data centers weeks after Microsoft reportedly abandoned many of its data center projects. For enterprises, this changes the calculus.

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Gartner projects major IT spending increases for 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs. Data center spending will increase again by 15.5% in 2025, but software spending — four times larger than the data center segment — will grow by 14% next year, to $1.24

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Nvidia, xAI and two energy giants join genAI infrastructure initiative

Network World

Still, even though the massive global momentum behind genAI is unlikely to be changed by the announcement, the addition of the two energy companies to the group was an implicit acknowledgement that the ever-increasing power requirements of genAI data centers need serious attention.

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Data centers in space

CIO Business Intelligence

Imagine a world in which data centers were deployed in space. Using a satellite networking system, data would be collected from Earth, then sent to space for processing and storage. The system would use photonics and optical technology, dramatically cutting down on power consumption and boosting data transmission speeds.

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6 key mobile and IoT/OT attack trend findings

Network World

Among the fastest-moving frontiers in enterprise cybersecurity: mobile, the internet of things (IoT), and operational technology (OT) systems. of people access the internet with a mobile device, while 59% of internet traffic is generated by mobile devices. Top mobile and IoT/OT targets 5. Today, 96.5%

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