The Ultimate Guide to Data centers
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data centers (DC).
What to know about Data centers
Data centers serve as the backbone of our digital world, housing the critical infrastructure that powers the internet, cloud services, and enterprise IT operations. They are pivotal in managing the ever-expanding volume of data generated across industries and consumers globally.
This collection of stories highlights the dynamic growth and technological innovations shaping data centers today. From expansions into emerging markets like Indonesia and Malaysia to the creation of AI-ready and sustainable campuses, data centers are evolving to meet increasing demands for performance, scalability, and environmental responsibility.
Readers will find insights into advancements in cooling technologies, energy efficiency, and the incorporation of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing carbon footprints. Moreover, the integration of AI and edge computing within data center architectures demonstrates how the industry adapts to modern workloads and latency-sensitive applications.
Security remains a critical theme, as data centers bolster defenses against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with emerging regulations. Partnerships between global tech firms and local providers underscore the importance of connectivity, interconnection, and hybrid cloud strategies in today’s data ecosystem.
Exploring these stories offers a comprehensive view of how data centers underpin digital transformation, drive innovation, and face challenges in sustainability, infrastructure expansion, and operational excellence.
American Data centers News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Coast raises USD $35 million to expand field payments
The funding will help the New York-based fintech add customers and automate expenses, bill pay and accounts payable for field service firms.
Renaissance unveils subterranean data centre design
The design is pitched as a way to cut long-term costs and ease permitting pressure for large campuses, with first deals targeted for Virginia in 2027.
CTERA launches engineering service for enterprise AI
Enterprises struggling to move AI projects into production can now get CTERA engineers embedded with their teams to prepare data and build workflows safely.
Digital Realty expands DE-CIX access across four US metros
Customers in Chicago, Dallas, New York and Phoenix can now reach DE-CIX through 22 more Digital Realty data centres, widening interconnection access.
WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster
Enterprises can now pool GPUs across two data centres 83 kilometres apart, easing power and planning constraints on new AI campuses.
Ziply boosts Washington data centre links with fibre ring
The additions give data centre operators in central Washington and north Seattle more resilient links as AI-driven demand raises the bar for connectivity.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data centers
Flexxon invests in Tech4Biz for secure server build
3D printer hardware revenue surges 31% as demand rises
Kingston holds global DRAM module lead with 62% share
Gartner forecasts AI strain on services, costs & jobs
LG's 2.6MW cooling unit wins NVIDIA DSX qualification
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
How to Recover Value From Data Centre Equipment During a Facility Closure
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Preparing your data infrastructure for year-end demands
Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon
Scaling globally requires more than cloud capacity
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Data centers News
Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027
Enterprise users will gain another AI chip choice in OCI from 2027, as Oracle becomes the first hyperscale cloud outside Google to host TPUs.
ION Video eyes Nordic data centre trial with Priority Impact
Independent testing will determine whether ION Video's compression technology can win a US$1 million Nordic trial and cut data centre costs.
Akamai launches AI inference & agent sandbox tools
The new services are designed to help enterprises move AI systems into production while keeping latency, data access and agent security under control.
Cloudflare records 49 global internet disruptions in Q3
Power cuts, shutdowns and conflict disrupted internet access worldwide, with Cloudflare logging 49 incidents in the quarter and Iraq driving 18 exam-related outages.
Leostream launches cloud remote access alternative to VPN
Organisations can now limit contractors and staff to approved machines only, avoiding wider network exposure and reducing reliance on VPNs.
Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option
Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.
3C merges with Datalec to form AI data centre group
Rising demand for AI-ready infrastructure has prompted the new group to target more than USD $400 million in revenue in 2026.
Nvidia backs open standards for AI factory builds
The move could let data centre builders use common blueprints for high-power AI systems, easing deployment of racks up to 250kW.
UNICO launches 330kW grid-tie inverter for data centres
Demand for US-made bidirectional systems is growing as data centres and battery storage projects need more flexible power management.
Enteligent launches modular power stack for AI racks
It aims to ease a growing power bottleneck in AI data centres, where operators are struggling to fit more compute into the same rack space.
WWT & DDN launch AI storage design for NVIDIA Vera Rubin
It aims to ease power and planning bottlenecks for AI campuses by matching storage to GPU racks and cutting recomputation delays.
DeepL selects VAST Data for AI translation platform
The deployment should let DeepL's researchers work on larger language models and real-time voice translation with less manual data movement.
Google Cloud unveils ultra-low latency tools for markets
Exchanges and trading firms can now run latency-sensitive workloads in Google Cloud private regions, as it targets co-location-like timing predictability.
Dell expands AI Factory to push agentic AI on-site
Adoption has climbed to more than 6,500 customers as businesses shift from AI pilots to on-premise production and weigh rising costs.
Dell expands AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise use
More than 6,500 enterprises are now using the platform as Dell adds software, deskside systems and servers to help move AI from pilot to production.
Equinix opens Sydney centre for liquid-cooled AI tests
Enterprises can now test liquid-cooled AI systems in Sydney before committing to costly rollouts, as power and heat demands surge.
Nutanix expands AI ties with NVIDIA, Supermicro & Netris
The tie-ups are aimed at making it easier for enterprises and cloud providers to run agentic AI in production across mixed infrastructure.
Equinix launches global liquid cooling test centres
Enterprises racing to deploy AI systems can now test liquid cooling in live data centres before committing to large-scale infrastructure changes.
PyTorch Foundation adds nine members, including Shopify
The expansion signals deeper industry backing for open source AI as three new platinum members join the foundation's ecosystem.
Black & White Engineering opens Virginia & Tampa offices
The move gives the UK consultancy a foothold in two key data centre markets as it targets 200 North America staff by 2029.
Job Moves
Corsha appoints new chief operating & product officers
Zayo appoints Verizon's Sampath as Chief Executive
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Rosendin strengthens Arizona leadership with key promotions
Sanjeev Khanna joins Portman to boost global expansion efforts