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Google bets on nuclear power to drive AI expansion

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Google has signed its first corporate deal to purchase power from multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the energy needs of its AI systems, marking a key step as AI companies shift toward nuclear power. This move comes as other major tech companies are also exploring nuclear power as a sustainable energy source.

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Top 5 fastest-growing cities for data centers

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At that level, Las Vegas and Reno’s data centers will require 3,812 MW of energy to operate – which is enough electricity to power 3.1 Nevada Energy, the largest utility company in the state, generates most of its power from renewable resources like geothermal, hydroelectric, and solar energy. million homes. million homes.

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Singapore government pushes energy-efficient data center plan

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GW of data center capacity with at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term, with more to come through green energy deployments, it announced earlier this week. Singapore wants to go beyond that and reduce energy use for air-cooling by raising the temperatures at which servers and storage racks can safely operate.

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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

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Many certifications come with a continuing education requirement, meaning that the certificate holders are expected to stay abreast of major developments. They also serve as tools for risk management, staff retention, and professional development. Uptime Education, for example, has a recertification program every three years.

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Shift Left Security? Development Does Not Want to Own It.

Speaker: Shlomo Bielak, CTO, Benchmark Corp

Shifting security left to the earliest part of development is currently in the spotlight in the developer world. What teams are now discovering is, this approach results in misdirected ownership for developers and a frustrated security team. Understand why Development doesn’t actually want to own security or production.

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3 strategies for carbon-free data centers

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The construction of massive data center campuses is booming, with hyperscalers, colocation providers and large enterprises developing new capacity to support the exploding requirements of AI. Emerging energy sources : Beyond wind and solar, there are many exciting new technologies on the horizon that provide an alternative to fossil fuels.

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AI is wild card in data center energy demand, say electricity researchers

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In its white paper, “ Powering Intelligence: Analyzing Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Energy Consumption ,” the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) noted that one key uncertainty that could change the trajectory of data center load growth is the use of generative AI models. watt-hours for a traditional Google search to 2.9

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.