Melissa Farney

Melissa Farney is an award-winning data center industry leader who has spent 20 years marketing digital technologies and is a self-professed data center nerd. As Editor at Large for Data Center Frontier, Melissa will be contributing monthly articles to DCF. She holds degrees in Marketing, Economics, and Psychology from the University of Central Florida, and currently serves as Marketing Director for TECfusions, a global data center operator serving AI and HPC tenants with innovative and sustainable solutions. Prior to this, Melissa held senior industry marketing roles with DC BLOX, Kohler, and ABB, and has written about data centers for Mission Critical Magazine and other industry publications. 

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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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What Keeps Data Centers and Their Utility Partners Up at Night: The Power Problem

Dec. 27, 2024
The future of the digital economy depends on the ability to power it. But to ensure the growth of data centers does not exacerbate energy challenges, a multifaceted approach is...