Aligned is entering the Suburban Chicago market, and has broken ground on a 100-megawatt data center campus in Northlake, continuing to add capacity across the U.S.
Data Center Boom Pushes Prince William Land to Nearly $1M an Acre
The economic value of data centers is boosting land values in Prince William County in Northern Virginia, with one transaction valuing a future data center property at more than $900,000 per acre.
Arizona Adopts Updated Data Center Economic Incentives
In a boost for the data center market in Phoenix, Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that extends Arizona’s tax incentive package for data centers through 2033, providing extended visibility into the cost of operating in the state.
Supply and Demand Trends in the Phoenix Data Center Market
The Phoenix data center market has been boosted by availability zone strategies by leading cloud platforms, as well as migrations from California. A DCF special report looks at what lies ahead for supply and demand in Greater Phoenix.
Sustainable Finance: The Next Frontier in Data Centers’ Climate Response
Sustainable finance is the new frontier in addressing climate change, and has major implications for data center industry, which requires a steady flow of money. Leading providers are already using green bonds and sustainable loans, and more will follow.
The Data Vessel: Nautilus Data Launches Waterborne Data Center
Nautilus Data Technologies has launched its first facility, a 7-megawatt data center on the San Joaquin River in Stockton, Calif. The company taps bodies of water for its cooling, but says it plans to deploy data centers on land and water.
Inside A Microsoft Data Center: Virtual Tour Showcases Cloud Innovation
Microsoft is offering the world a look inside its cloud data centers with a new virtual tour, an immersive experience that provides a walk-through of simulated data halls, network rooms, and equipment yards.
Prime Data Centers Lands 8 Megawatt Project in Sacramento
Data center developer Prime Data Centers has signed an 8 megawatt build-to-suit lease with a publicly traded global enterprise at Prime’s new McClellan Park campus in Sacramento.
Investors Pump $1 Billion into AI Chip Startups Samba Nova, Groq
Investors are pouring money into artificial intelligence (AI) startups at an unprecedented rate. Last week, two AI hardware startups received nearly $1 billion in venture capital funds to bring additional chips to market.
Uptime: Networks, Software Play Growing Role in Data Center Outages
Networking and software issues are emerging as two of the more common causes of data center outages, while power problems are becoming somewhat less of an issue, according to new data from Uptime Institute.
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