Hyperscale

The Economics of GPU Lifecycle Management

At DCF Trends Summit 2026, Re-Teck’s Linda Li argues that the next life of AI hardware needs to be planned before its first deployment—and that failure to do so can leave operators...

Oct. 20, 2026

The former Fred’s headquarters and distribution complex at 4300 Getwell Road in Memphis is being transformed into 5C Data Centers’ MEM01 AI computing facility. The company has filed a $575 million permit application for a major expansion of the 1.1 million-square-foot property, with plans to increase available power to 84 MW through a combination of utility service and behind-the-meter generation.

5C's Memphis AI Factory Expansion

Oct. 19, 2026

Locations

Virginia’s New Data Center Bargain

Oct. 14, 2026

The fabric-roofed keynote hall at OCP 2026 in San Jose was built by Sprung Structures, the same company supplying massive engineered enclosures for Meta’s Prometheus AI campus in Ohio. Meta’s Santosh Janardhan noted that the approach can help bring data center capacity online in just three to five months, versus years for conventional construction.

Agentic AI Drives OCP Beyond the Rack

Oct. 13, 2026

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North America's AI Data Center Pipeline Widens

Oct. 12, 2026

Samsung Heavy Industries’ floating data center concept. SHI is expanding development partnerships around the platform, including agreements with Capital and Lloyd’s Register on project development, regulatory requirements and commercial feasibility, as well as a joint development effort with Supermicro focused on validating AI servers for offshore operating conditions.

Floating Data Centers Approach Scale

Sept. 23, 2026

AI / Machine Learning

Preparing Communities for AI Data Centers

Data Center Frontier Show Podcast

Sept. 22, 2026

Locations

Data Centre West 2026: Alberta on the Move

Sept. 21, 2026

The New Data Center Services Stack

Sept. 18, 2026

2026 OCP Global Summit

Oct. 12, 2026 - Oct. 15, 2026

NVIDIA DSX Moves Upstream

Sept. 10, 2026

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The Next Cooling Challenge: Building Resilience Beyond Technology

Tom Carroll of ebm-papst explains the importance of building cooling systems that are resilient and can support data center growth over the long term.

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Why AI Data Center Compressors Need to Work Efficiently at Both Ends of the Operating Range

Experts from the Research Institute at Midea Building Technologies, explain how a dual-rotor compressor architecture addresses the efficiency and continuity challenges that gigawatt...