AI / Machine Learning

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have arrived in the data center, changing the face of the hyperscale server farm as racks begin to fill with ASICs, GPUs, FPGAs and supercomputers. The race to leverage machine learning is led by the industry’s marquee names, including Google, Facebook and IBM. As usual, the battlefield runs through the data center, with implications for the major cloud platforms and chipmakers like Intel and NVIDIA.
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Blue Owl Swoops In As Major Backer of New, High-Profile, Sustainable U.S. Data Center Construction

Jan. 28, 2025
The company has an aggressive investment strategy for growing in the intertwined data center construction and digital infrastructure markets.

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Advanced Networking for AI and ML: Scaling to Meet Tomorrow’s Demand

Jan. 27, 2025
Manja Thessin, Enterprise Market Manager for AFL, explains how data center operators can confidently and quickly achieve the performance, scalability, and efficiency required ...
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Revolutionizing Data Center Power Management in 2025

Jan. 24, 2025
David Wood, Senior Product Manager – Edge Computing at nVent, explains why the power challenges of tomorrow’s data centers demand bold thinking and innovative solutions today....
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Turning of the Tides: An Analysis of Recent U.S. Presidential Support for Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Jan. 22, 2025
As the AI tsunami continues to surge, connecting the dots between new data center investments and development plans for America such as moves by UAE’s DAMAC and OpenAI’s the Stargate...
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Macquarie Park Data Center Campus in Sydney, Australia

Macquarie’s Big Play in AI and HPC: $17+ Billion Invested Across Two Data Center Titans

Jan. 17, 2025
In a single week, Macquarie Asset Management has announced two significant investments in Applied Digital and Aligned Data Centers. The deals show how AI and HPC aren’t just reshaping...
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President Biden's Executive Order on AI Data Center Construction: Summary and Commentary

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...
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UK Government's Bold AI Plan: A Game-Changer for Data Centers and Economic Growth?

Jan. 13, 2025
The UK government’s "AI Opportunities Action Plan" sets a visionary roadmap for AI adoption and data center expansion. With billions in private sector investments from companies...
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8 Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry In 2025

Jan. 6, 2025
Each January, DCF identifies eight themes that may shape the data center sector. Our Magic 8-Ball has been pretty accurate in recent years, so now it’s time to look ahead with...
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Scorecard: Looking Back at Data Center Frontier’s 2024 Industry Predictions

Dec. 31, 2024
Last January, DCF identified our "Eight Themes That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2024." Here’s the scorecard for our forecast, traditionally including whether each prediction...