• Design

    The latest developments in data center design, providing updates on the innovations and best practices for creating energy efficient and sustainable data centers. Our stories provide insights into the role of modular and pre-fabricated data center designs, the impact of the Open Compute Project and open hardware movement, and new approaches to creating data center racks and servers.
    NVIDIA Blog
    Nvidia's new Omniverse Blueprint advances AI factory design and simulation. The blueprint, connected to Cadence, ETAP, Schneider Electric and Vertiv solutions, lets engineers design, test and optimize a new generation of intelligence-manufacturing data centers using digital twins.
    David Chernicoff
    April 14, 2025
    We explore the concept of AI factories as the engine driving the next industrial revolution, with NVIDIA pioneering purpose-built systems for manufacturing intelligence at scale...

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    Source: Adobe Stock, courtesy of Radix IoT
    Michael Skurla
    April 2, 2025
    Michael Skurla, co-founder of Radix IoT, explains how active, intelligent monitoring can extend data center lifespans while unlocking hidden capacity for AI innovation.
    Ampere Computing
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    David Chernicoff
    April 4, 2025
    By bringing Ampere into the fold alongside Arm and Graphcore, SoftBank is building more than chips—it’s building leverage. As OpenAI's Stargate and Oracle's cloud ambitions scale...
    Schneider Electric
    Microgrid Testing and Validation Lab
    David Chernicoff
    March 12, 2025
    There are a variety of technologies that can be tested within the company's new microgrid lab. Energy sources include on-site renewables such as solar, backup generators, and ...
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    Source: Getty Images, Courtesy of JLL
    Brandon Reed
    March 10, 2025
    Brandon Reed, Senior Vice President – Head of Commissioning North America at JLL, explores the critical stages of data center commissioning and their impact on facility reliability...
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    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 15, 2025
    The new Executive Order apparently isn’t just a directive, but is clearly meant as a roadmap for the U.S. data center industry to lead not just technologically, but also ethically...
    Skybox Datacenters
    Skybox Datacenters recently announced the successful sale of its second joint venture asset with Prologis, a 32 MW facility in Elk Grove Village, IL acquired by HMC Capital.
    Matt Vincent
    Jan. 14, 2025
    The converted facility's buyer, HMC Capital, sees this acquisition as a marquee asset for its newly launched DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, which targets high-quality data center...
    Microsoft
    Microsoft's zero-water evaporated for cooling design recycles water through a closed loop system.
    David Chernicoff
    Dec. 26, 2024
    Getting net-positive in water usage throughout their data center infrastructure is a big part of the company’s sustainability goals.
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    Source: Courtesy of ebm-papst Inc
    Joe Landrette
    Dec. 6, 2024
    Joe Landrette, Senior Director of Ventilation/Air Conditioning, Data Center Markets, and Digital Solutions for ebm-papst Inc., explores the challenge of resonance in centrifugal...