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Evaporative cooling still dominates data centers, but with rising liquid cooling adoption, is the industry ready to embrace more sustainable solutions?

FERC gave six grid operators 60 days to justify or revise large-load tariffs and 30 days to explain how they will power growing AI demand.

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.

TL;DR A Labor Agreement Built Around People: Quantica Infrastructure and the Southeastern Montana Building and Construction Trades Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide union construction for the Big Sky Campus, a large-scale data center and energy project. Workforce Development as a Core Commitment: The agreement establishes a framework focused on apprenticeship […] The post Union Partnership Powers the Big Sky Campus: Quantica and Montana Trades Council Forge Labor Framework appeared first on Data Center POST.

Originally posted on Mod42. TL;DR Modular is a manufacturing methodology, not a shipping container. Mod42 manufactures complete data center buildings off-site using volumetric modular construction. Factory-built modules enable parallel construction, reducing deployment timelines by up to 50%. Purpose-built modular facilities deliver the same performance, quality, and serviceability as traditional data centers. The modular approach provides […] The post A Modular Data Center Is Not a Container: Why Mod42 Manufactures Complete AI Data Centers appeared first on Data Center POST.

Operators are deploying battery systems to support reliability and grid flexibility, but cost, performance, and complexity still hinder adoption.

TL;DR Tournament proceeds will fund workforce development initiatives focused on digital infrastructure education and career access. Supported programs include scholarships, mentorship, internships, educational tours, conference participation, and industry engagement. The event aims to unite executives, investors, and technology leaders around a shared commitment to developing future industry talent. Sponsorship opportunities enable organizations to support educational […] The post Nomad Ho’ohui Invitational Combines Industry Collaboration and Workforce Development Ahead of PTC’27 appeared first on Data Center POST.

Amazon and Google’s multibillion-dollar data center investments in Montgomery County are positioning Missouri as a key destination for hyperscalers seeking power and scalability.

The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.

Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.

TL;DR From Policy to Infrastructure: AI governance is no longer just a high-level policy issue; because AI is increasingly embedded directly into operational platforms and automation pathways, it must be managed as a core infrastructure strategy. Visibility Precedes Governance: AI capabilities are quietly accumulating within everyday SaaS apps and monitoring tools, meaning organizations must first […] The post Why AI Governance Must Become an Infrastructure Strategy appeared first on Data Center POST.

TL;DR The Rise of Bare Metal: Bare metal is now the dominant model for renting GPU clusters, sitting directly between traditional colocation and public cloud by allowing customers to rent entire, provider-owned servers without an intervening virtualization layer. A Distinct New Asset Class: GPUs have separated from data center real estate to become a standalone […] The post The New GPU Asset Class appeared first on Data Center POST.

Vultr selects HPE and Nvidia AI infrastructure as enterprise demand shifts from model training to production inference and large-scale deployments.

TL;DR Grain Management announced plans to combine Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications under a new organization and brand, Rightfiber. The combined company will serve more than 400 communities across 20 states with a 28,000-mile fiber network connecting 300,000 homes and businesses. Rightfiber aims to pair expanded scale and investment capacity with the local service, […] The post One Fiber Story, Bigger Reach: Strategic Combination Forms Rightfiber appeared first on Data Center POST.

TL;DR AI demand is accelerating infrastructure investment and driving major changes in facility design, deployment strategies, and capacity planning. Power availability has emerged as one of the most significant constraints on future data center growth. Investors continue to support digital infrastructure expansion, but financing structures are becoming more sophisticated and risk-conscious. Workforce development remains essential […] The post AI Infrastructure Growth Tests the Limits of Power, Capital and Scale  appeared first on Data Center POST.

New Juniper-based switches, automation capabilities, and security integrations extend HPE’s networking strategy across AI training, inference, and enterprise environments.

Modern data center automation replaces siloed tools with policy-led orchestration across power, cooling, security, and AIOps.

On-site power solutions are increasingly helping data centers overcome grid delays and meet growing energy demands.

Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.

CEO Antonio Neri outlined the company’s “agentic enterprise” vision as HPE deepens Juniper integration and expands AI infrastructure portfolio.

TL;DR The Midwest AI Boom: A massive 100-Terabit connectivity corridor is being built in the Midwest, which is rapidly becoming a strategic hub for AI infrastructure due to its availability of land, power, and buildable space. Symphonic Collaboration: Building such large-scale network infrastructure requires immense trust and deep coordination across service providers, equipment vendors, and […] The post Delivering the AI Era: Building a 100-Terabit Midwest Connectivity Corridor appeared first on Data Center POST.

As AI infrastructure scales, HPE’s Andrew DesRochers explains how power availability, cooling, utility timelines, and water use are becoming core IT planning priorities.

SpaceX and others are exploring orbital data centers that promise limitless solar power, but these facilities face significant hurdles in cost, technology, and scalability.

TL;DR The True Data Center Bottleneck: While power and space often dominate the conversation, the real strategic obstacle facing operators is a severe lack of trusted, near-real-time visibility into their own physical, logical, and virtual infrastructure. The Demise of Static Records: Managing dense, distributed infrastructure via fragmented spreadsheets and outdated documentation is now a major […] The post The State of DCIM and the Gartner Hype Cycle appeared first on Data Center POST.

HPE expands quantum partnerships as it works to connect supercomputers, AI systems, and quantum processors in future hybrid environments.