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Barrio Energy to Build Two 10MW Data Centers in Matagorda County, TX
📅 - Both locations, which are in the ERCOT South Zone, are positioned to meet the growing demand for advanced computing activities, modular data centers, and cryptocurrency mining. They each have confirmed availability of up to 10MW of electricity.
With these smart moves, Barrio Energy is continuing to grow in Texas, expanding on its existing locations in Tyler, Monahans, George West, and Lolita. Partners will be able to use the South Zone's abundant energy resources and transmission capabilities to implement cutting-edge modular data centers at the Matagorda County locations.
"We are excited to advance these two high-potential 10MW sites in Matagorda County, which perfectly align with our [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - MongoDB Boosts AI with New Models, Tools, Expanded Partner Network - MongoDB has announced a series of product enhancements and partner ecosystem expansions aimed at making it easier and faster for enterprises to build accurate, trustworthy AI applications at scale. The updates, revealed at the AI4 conference, focus on embedding models, AI-ready data infrastructure, and tighter integration with a growing network of AI partners.
The company's approach targets a persistent challenge: while many organizations see the promise of AI, a significant number struggle with complexity, accuracy, and cost when moving from pilot projects to full-scale deployments. MongoDB aims to address this "messy middle" by unifying the AI stack and delivering high-performance, [...]
📅 - Rubrik Unveils Capability to Reverse Errors from Autonomous AI Agents - Rubrik has unveiled Agent Rewind, a new capability designed to give enterprises a way to reverse unwanted actions made by autonomous AI agents, addressing one of the emerging challenges in the adoption of agentic AI. The launch follows Rubrik's recent acquisition of AI infrastructure company Predibase, whose technology now underpins the new offering.
As AI agents gain more autonomy in executing tasks, they can introduce a new class of operational risk: "non-human error." While these agents can optimize for outcomes and operate at scale, errors - from incorrect decisions to misconfigured systems - can still lead to downtime, data loss, or compliance breaches. Industry observers note that [...]
📅 - DC BLOX Acquires $1.15B Green Loan for Atlanta Data Center Campus - DC BLOX, a supplier of colocation, fiber network and connected data center solutions throughout the Southeastern United States, has closed $1.15 billion in green loan financing for the construction of a data center campus in Douglas County, Georgia. The money will go toward building a 120 MW data center and expanding the site to accommodate another 80 MW, which may be available as early as 2027.
According to Melih Ileri, SVP of funding Markets & Strategy at DC BLOX, "obtaining this capital validates confidence in our execution track record. We have gained the trust of our clients and investors by consistently completing our projects on schedule and to a high standard, which has resulted [...]
📅 - MX Fiber Rolls Out Backbone Network in Southeastern Mexico with Nokia - MX Fiber is rolling out a new high-speed optical transport backbone network in Southeastern Mexico, powered by Nokia's 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) and Flex-Grid DWDM technology. The deployment spans 1,800 kilometers and seven new Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) lines.
The new optical transport backbone network in Southeastern Mexico will support key infrastructure projects such as the Maya Train and the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, aiming to boost connectivity and economic development across the region.
The network will provide scalable 10G, 100G, 200G, and 400G services, with a future upgrade path to 800G. It is designed to deliver up to 2.4 [...]
📅 - Lumen Tops 1,000 Customers on Expanding NaaS Platform - Lumen Technologies has surpassed 1,000 customers on its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, marking a significant milestone in the shift toward more agile and scalable enterprise connectivity. As artificial intelligence drives new operational models across industries, enterprises are seeking ways to modernize their networks without the complexity of legacy infrastructure.
Lumen's NaaS platform addresses this demand by offering near-instant provisioning, flexible bandwidth, and integrated security, enabling organizations to adapt quickly to changing workloads.
Ashley Haynes-Gaspar, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Lumen, characterized the achievement as a signpost [...]
📅 - DigitalOcean Launches Cloudways Copilot to Cut Server Issue Resolution Time - Cloudways Copilot, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), is now generally available. Cloudways is a division of DigitalOcean Holdings. Customers used to have to spend between thirty and forty minutes troubleshooting before contacting Cloudways' human support team to fix problems.
End users face downtime as a result of website breakdowns, which usually take teams hours to fix. Website performance is crucial to the customer experience. Technical in-house teams must spend several minutes resolving these crashes, which damages business and consumer trust. According to studies, the average cost of downtime can range from $5,600 to almost $9,000 per minute1.
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