Data Center Knowledge

CoreWeave’s Flexible Cloud Pricing Model Signals Strategic Shift The company has launched new plans to help AI customers balance predictable inference and training workloads while optimizing GPU costs.

CoreWeave is introducing a flexible pricing model designed to address one of AI infrastructure’s biggest challenges: unpredictable inference demand.

Learn more 🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/corewe...

Alberta Grapples With Water Challenges Amid Data Center Boom As Alberta’s tech boom strains water resources, data center operators are exploring innovative cooling solutions to ensure sustainable growth.

🌊 Alberta Grapples With Water Challenges Amid Data Center Boom

As Alberta’s tech boom strains water resources, data center operators are exploring innovative cooling solutions to ensure sustainable growth.

Read more ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...

Meet the Women Shaping AI-Ready Data Centers Three women leaders are reshaping AI data centers with hybrid cooling, prefabrication, and distributed siting for scaling, sustainable performance.

To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, we spotlight three women driving innovation in AI-ready data centers, tackling challenges in cooling, sustainability, and infrastructure design.

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/ai-data-cent...

Nvidia-backed Nscale Soars to $14.6B Valuation The AI infrastructure firm will use its latest funding to continue an aggressive global AI infrastructure buildout.

Nvidia-backed Nscale Soars to $14.6B Valuation After Latest Funding Round

www.datacenterknowledge.com/servers/nvid...

AFCOM: Rack Density Surges as AI Overhauls Data Center Design AFCOM’s 10th State of the Data Center report finds operators are planning much larger, higher-density facilities from the outset.

📊 AFCOM’s 10th State of the Data Center report finds operators are planning much larger, higher-density facilities from the outset.

Read more ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...

Drone Strikes on AWS: A Wake-Up Call for Cloud Resilience Drone attacks on AWS data centers reveal critical gaps in cloud resilience and demand a rethink of infrastructure architecture, writes Klaus Haller.

⚠️ Drone Strikes on AWS: A Wake-Up Call for Cloud Resilience

Drone attacks on AWS data centers reveal critical gaps in cloud resilience and demand a rethink of infrastructure architecture, writes Klaus Haller.

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/physical-sec...

Akamai Boosts Inference With ‘Thousands’ of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs The Massachusetts company said the global deployment will create a unified platform for AI research and development.

Akamai Technologies said it plans to unleash thousands of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, DPUs, and servers to bolster its AI capabilities at over 4,000 locations worldwide.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructu...

MWC 2026: Red Hat, Telenor Team Up for Sovereign AI Factory Norway-based telecom Telenor will use Red Hat’s cloud-native and AI platforms for its Nvidia-powered AI factory.

At #MWC26 in Barcelona, Telenor and Red Hat unveiled a collaboration to build an AI factory in Norway.

Read more ➡️
www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/mwc...

AWS Middle East Outage After Data Centers Hit by Drone Strikes Localized power issues in the UAE Region disrupted EC2, S3, RDS, and dozens of other services, with AWS warning recovery could take multiple hours.

AWS Middle East update: After confirming its infrastructure was impacted by drone strikes this week, the company stated that recovery efforts are progressing, but service disruptions persist.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/outages/aws-...

New Data Center Developments: March 2026 Review the latest data center news involving design, construction, power, and investment developments announced over the past month.

🌐 New Data Center Developments: March 2026 🌐

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...

AWS Middle East Outage After Facility Hit by Unidentified Objects Localized power issues in the UAE Region disrupted EC2, S3, RDS, and dozens of other services, with AWS warning recovery could take multiple hours.

Amazon Web Services is investigating a significant outage in its Middle East (UAE) Region after “objects” struck a data center facility, triggering a fire and causing a power shutdown.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/outages/aws-...

Equinix, CPP Investments Confirm $4B Purchase of atNorth The deal aims to accelerate atNorth’s growth, supporting rapid scaling to meet increasing AI and data center demand across the Nordics.

New: Equinix and CPP Investments have announced the acquisition of Nordic data center operator atNorth from Partners Group for $4 billion.

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/deals/equini...

Approaches to Adapting Legacy Data Centers for AI Adapting legacy data centers for AI can be faster and more sustainable than rebuilding, but challenges like power and cooling must be addressed.

🔧 Retrofits vs. Rebuilds: Approaches to Adapting Legacy Data Centers for AI

Adapting legacy data centers for AI can be faster and more sustainable than rebuilding, but challenges like power and cooling must be addressed.

Read more ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-dat...

Equinix, CPPIB Near $4B Deal for atNorth – Report A consortium of bidders is putting the finishing touches on a purchase that could value atNorth at about $4 billion, Bloomberg reports.

Equinix and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are nearing a deal to acquire atNorth Holding, according to Bloomberg.

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/equ...

How Data Centers Are Transforming Waste Heat Into Efficiency Data center waste heat is no longer a byproduct to discard. Discover how innovative designs are turning it into energy efficiency and community benefits.

🌍 How Data Centers Are Transforming Waste Heat Into Efficiency Gains

www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-dat...

HPE Expands Juniper PTX Line to Power AI Data Center Fabric The company says its new line of Juniper PTX routers and server products will enhance enterprise AI infrastructure.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is betting big on last year’s successful Juniper Networks acquisition, adding a slew of router products with enhanced features designed for AI networking and compute.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructu...

Logix Ramps Up Fiber Networks as Texas Data Centers Boom The company said it will make a "significant investment” to expand high-capacity fiber for hyperscale and multi-tenant data centers in Texas

Logix Fiber Networks is planning a multi-route expansion of its fiber-optic network in Texas to support explosive data center growth.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructu...

Inference Becomes the Next AI Chip Battleground GPUs will continue to dominate, analysts say, but growing enterprise demand for inference is creating mainstream opportunities for alternatives.

While GPUs remain dominant in the hardware landscape, analysts highlight a growing shift.

Enterprise demand for inference is opening doors for alternative solutions to thrive in the mainstream market.

Read more 🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructu...

Urban vs. Rural: Why Data Centers Are Built Where They Are Learn why data centers cluster in urban hubs, and why more rural builds are emerging as power, fiber, incentives, and risk profiles evolve.

📍 Urban vs. Rural: Why Data Centers Are Built Where They Are

Urban hubs still matter, but they’re no longer the only game in town.

Read more: www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design...

UAE Data Centers: Powering the Middle East’s AI Revolution The UAE is transforming into a global data center hub, driven by AI, sovereign cloud, and hyperscale investments.

The UAE: A Rising Star in the Global Data Center Market

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design...

Edge Data Centers vs. Edge Devices: Which One Fits Your Strategy? The decision depends on factors like workload size, sensitivity, location needs, and hardware constraints.

💡Edge Data Centers vs. Edge Devices: Which One Fits Your Strategy?

Learn more about what each option entails, their differences, and how to decide which is right for your needs.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-dat...

Google Teams Up with CTC Global for Grid Intelligence The partnership will use CTC’s GridVista System to optimize grid capacity, prevent outages, and more.

Grid technology firm CTC Global has launched GridVista, an observability platform that will arm utilities with real-time, high-resolution data to help optimize grid capacity, prevent outages, and lower operating costs.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructu...

Could Texas Overtake North Virginia as the Data Center Capital? Fresh analysis from JLL indicates that explosive capacity growth, rising rents, and power constraints are reshaping where data centers are built.

🌐 Could Texas Overtake Northern Virginia as the Data Center Capital?

Fresh analysis from JLL indicates that explosive capacity growth, rising rents, and power constraints are reshaping where data centers are built.

Read more 🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design...

Google Taps Geothermal Power for Nevada Data Centers A new partnership with Ormat and NV Energy will see Google harness geothermal power in Nevada.

♨️ Google Taps Geothermal Power for Nevada Data Centers

www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/goo...

Adani Fuels India’s AI Boom With $100B Green Data Center Pledge Part of the Indian conglomerate’s massive spending plan includes $55 billion in renewable energy investments for data centers.

Adani Fuels India’s AI Boom With $100B Green Data Center Pledge

www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design...

NRC Intervention Tests the Data Center Case for SMRs in Texas The Texas SMR project’s regulatory setback highlights the financial and licensing challenges facing small modular reactors.

NRC Intervention Tests the Data Center Case for SMRs in Texas

www.datacenterknowledge.com/energy-power...

Anthropic Raises $30B, Vows to Pay Data Center Energy Bill The AI company has quadrupled enterprise subscriptions since the start of 2026, reaching a valuation of $380 billion.

New: Anthropic has raised $30B in its latest funding round and commits to covering its AI data center energy costs.

www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/ant...

Articul8 CEO Talks Enterprise Deployment, Data Center Challenges We caught up with Articul8 CEO Arun Subramaniyan to discuss enterprise AI, ROI, and navigating data center challenges.

We caught up with Articul8 CEO Arun Subramaniyan to discuss enterprise AI and navigating data center challenges following the company’s 2024 spinout from Intel.

🔗 www.datacenterknowledge.com/ai-data-cent...

Data Center M&A Outlook Robust in 2026 Despite Power, AI Risks Despite power constraints and shifts in the AI market, data center M&A is set to remain strong in 2026, driven by investor demand and high-value deals.

Data center merger and acquisition activity is expected to remain strong in 2026, supported by continued investor demand and limited availability of high-quality assets.

Read the full report for detailed findings and expert insights ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/investing/da...

Meta Breaks Ground on 1 GW Indiana Data Center The $10 billion data center campus will be Meta’s second in Indiana and represents one of its largest infrastructure investments to date.

Meta Platforms has broken ground on its latest data center: a 1 GW campus in Lebanon, Indiana, designed to handle AI workloads and support the company’s core products.

Read more ➡️ www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-...