Posts tagged with: data center

Pennsylvania coal plant finds new life as AI data center site

A massive project in Pennsylvania seeks to turn an old coal site into a natural gas-powered data center campus The project comes as data centers hunt for new sources of power to keep building despite electrical grid constraints Old coal...

Corning amps up data center focus with new fiber products

Corning unveiled a new suite of products to help operators build more fiber into the data center The move comes as the data center industry faces demand for “rapidly growing” AI clusters, said Dell’Oro’s Sameh Boujelbene Corning wants to replace...

Energy is at the top of the data center agenda heading into 2025

2024 saw data center operators scramble to line up enough power for the new AI facilities coming down the pipe Nuclear emerged as a top contender, offering a balance of reliability, capacity and low carbon emissions The power polka is...

Nokia’s data center push is starting to pay off

Nokia is looking to make a name for itself in the data center networking market A recent deal with Microsoft shows the ball is starting to roll in the right direction VP Mike Bushong dished on its strategy for winning...

Inside the data center boom: AI, liquid cooling and future challenges

What’s driving the data center boom? In this interview, Tim Hickinbottom from DPI discusses how AI is reshaping the industry and the critical importance of effective cooling solutions. From submersible tanks to the latest cooling technologies, Hickinbottom offers valuable insights...

Cloud providers want to crank up rack power 10X for AI

Cloud providers are looking to ramp up rack power to as much as 1 gigawatt This kind of power level is still several years out Key hurdles include worker safety and the physical space available in data centers The electrical...

Vultr’s AMD deal boosts accelerator diversity in the data center

Vultr is the latest data center operator to add support for AMD’s MI300X accelerators Cloud providers across the board are looking to expand their GPU diversity Hyperscalers are poised to challenge traditional chip players with their in-house silicon Nvidia may...

AI investors want to own their own compute power

Private equity companies investing in AI are looking to secure compute power Governments are also looking to do the same to ensure domestic AI startups have what they need for growth Investments and grants could use compute power as currency...

Zayo preps for data center, AI and broadband boom with middle mile focus

Zayo is building middle mile “off-ramps” to connect rural communities If networks aren’t connected to a middle mile, “it’s like building a suburb that’s not connected to any other roads,” Zayo’s Bill Long told Fierce The middle mile isn’t just important...

Struggling Nokia seeks to break in to the AI data center with $2.3B Infinera buy

Infinera will help Nokia address increasing AI traffic growth from data centers The market is shifting from Nokia’s traditional base in mobile access networks and fixed networks Big Internet content providers are another potential market for the combined companies With its $2.3...