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Serverfarm HTX1 Houston data center campus with 500MW+ development potential across 250 acres.
As sovereign AI, edge deployments, and regional capacity expand, developers are simultaneously racing to build gigawatt-scale hyperscale campuses where power is abundant, redefining...
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Voices of the Industry

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Stream Data Centers' Chris Bair explains why hyperscalers need the timing flexibility of third-party capacity—and the optionality of internal capacity— to scale properly.
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Mike Connaughton, Senior Product Manager at Leviton Network Solutions, explains the importance of cabling when transitioning to an immersion cooling system.
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Learning Resources

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AI workloads are driving unprecedented heat and power demands in data centers. Discover how industry leaders are adapting cooling strategies, infrastructure, and operations to...
Feb. 6, 2026
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An electrical contractor faced a tight schedule for a large data center installation. Learn how they achieved 60% labor savings and a 63% increase in productivity over PVC by ...
Feb. 4, 2026
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Polarity has become a critical challenge in high-density, AI-driven data centers. Learn why modern fiber systems, multi-lane optics, and evolving connector types demand a clearer...
Jan. 26, 2026
CargoSense
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Join CargoSense, Data Center Frontier, DPR Construction, Schneider Electric and a data center operator to be named for a deep dive into how real-time logistics intelligence—across...
Feb. 18, 2026

Podcast

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Michael Obradovitch, Vice President, Global Accounts for Data Centers at...
Jan. 29, 2026
Applied Digital
Applied Digital Ellendale, North Dakota AI Factory Campus
Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins explains how flexible design, locked-in supply chains, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling are reshaping AI data center development at scale. In ...
Jan. 27, 2026

Videos

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Join us for this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, as DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent checks in with Darren Burgess US Business Development Director, at BP Castrol for an engaging...
Jan. 8, 2026
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In this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Axel Bokiba, General Manager Data Center Cooling for MOOG, about what is...
Nov. 17, 2025

Hyperscale

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New research from Dell’Oro Group shows how AI is impacting the entire data center infrastructure stack, from record hyperscaler capex and surging AI accelerators to Ethernet networking...
Jan. 28, 2026
Dewalt
DEWALT’s fleet-capable downward-drilling robot targets one of the most schedule-critical tasks in data center construction.
Robotics is moving onto the critical path of data center construction and operations. From fleet-based drilling to perception-driven inspection and digital twins, a phased roadmap...
Jan. 26, 2026
CyrusOne
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CyrusOne is reshaping its data center strategy around power access, faster build timelines, and operational reliability as AI demand accelerates. After a high-profile cooling ...
Jan. 21, 2026
Meta
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Meta is building a nuclear supply chain for the AI era, combining long-term offtake, advanced reactors, and new financing models to secure firm power as grid politics and capacity...
Jan. 16, 2026

Colocation

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Samantha Walters of Colocation America shares her thoughts on four trends she's seeing in the colocation space.
Dec. 26, 2025
Switch
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Twin supply-capacity agreements by Schneider Electric with Switch and Digital Realty show how AI data centers are starting to lock up power and thermal infrastructure in much ...
Nov. 24, 2025
Centersquare
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Centersquare’s self-funded, 10-site expansion pushes its platform to roughly 80 facilities, adding density-ready capacity across high-growth U.S. metros and key Canadian markets...
Nov. 19, 2025
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Craig Newell of Traka explains why data center operators should prioritize security systems that can be easily integrated, rather than utilizing separate solutions and training...
Nov. 19, 2025

Power

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The U.S. data center market enters 2026 with record demand driven by AI, historic low vacancy, and rising pricing; but with growing constraints around power delivery, construction...
Jan. 22, 2026
CleanArc
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Virginia’s new large-load rate class and Georgia’s explicit risk-transfer rules show how hyperscale growth is being reshaped toward more structured, financially responsible development...
Jan. 13, 2026
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As the data center industry heads into 2026, AI is no longer just driving demand. It is reshaping power, cooling, site selection, and public scrutiny. This in-depth forecast examines...
Jan. 5, 2026
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AI density, power constraints, megacampuses, and liquid cooling defined 2025. Our annual Scorecard revisits DCF’s predictions to separate clear hits from trends that proved early...
Dec. 30, 2025

Cooling

NJFX
NJFX and Bala Consulting Engineers are collaborating to develop a data hall, internally named Project Cool Water, which represents the first purpose-built cable landing station campus in North America to support “liquid-to-the-chip” AI-ready infrastructure.
As rack densities surge and grid headroom tightens, liquid cooling is becoming the backbone of AI data centers. Here we unpack the strategic moves—Trane’s Stellar deal, LG’s Flex...
Dec. 4, 2025
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Microsoft has unveiled an in-chip microfluidic cooling system that channels coolant through microscopic pathways etched into the silicon itself—delivering up to three times greater...
Nov. 10, 2025
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Three strategic acquisitions in a single week—by Eaton, Vertiv, and Daikin—underscore how data center liquid cooling has moved from niche component to core infrastructure. We ...
Nov. 6, 2025
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The next phase of AI infrastructure is taking shape through an unprecedented wave of strategic alignment. From Johnson Controls’ investment in two-phase liquid cooling pioneer...
Oct. 8, 2025

AI / Machine Learning

Edged.us
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Edged US is scaling high-density AI data center campuses across major U.S. metros using waterless cooling, standardized designs, and integrated delivery partnerships. The approach...
Jan. 23, 2026
SuperMicro
Supermicro’s liquid-cooled AI cluster at xAI’s Colossus facility, showing 32 NVIDIA HGX H100/H200 8-GPU, 4U systems—256 GPUs total—deployed across five high-density racks.
From a converted factory in Memphis to a planned $20B, 2-gigawatt campus in Mississippi, Elon Musk’s xAI is building “AI factories” at unprecedented speed. This deep-dive follows...
Jan. 14, 2026
NVIDIA
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang opened CES 2026 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, framing AI as infrastructure that is now scaling across every industry and every device.
Six new chips, one system. NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin launch extends beyond a single product into a full AI infrastructure platform where compute, networking, memory, and operations ...
Jan. 12, 2026
OpenAI
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Project Stargate moved from concept to execution in 2025 as OpenAI began assembling a multi-gigawatt AI infrastructure portfolio across the U.S. and abroad. With SoftBank’s acquisition...
Jan. 7, 2026

Press Releases

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As AI infrastructure spending surges worldwide, billions are flowing into new campuses, power systems, and advanced cooling technologies. But as the ecosystem expands, a key question...
Feb. 2, 2026
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As 2026 begins, the AI data center boom looks intact, but its assumptions are under a degree of quiet stress.
Jan. 9, 2026
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Each month Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, posts some of the hottest data center career opportunities in the market. Here’s a look at some of the latest data ...
Jan. 6, 2026
Data Center Frontier
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The seventh installment in a series recapping key sessions from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 (Aug. 26–28) in Reston, Va.
Dec. 29, 2025