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Trump Pushes to Fast-Track Data Center Grid Connections in U.S. - 📅 - The Trump administration is pushing U.S. regulators to speed up the process of connecting data centers to the nation's electricity grids, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. The proposal marks a significant policy shift aimed at accelerating growth in the data center and artificial intelligence sectors, which the administration views as critical to maintaining technological and economic competitiveness with China.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling for a 60-day limit on inspections for data center grid connections. Currently, approvals for large-scale data center connections can take years [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling for a 60-day limit on inspections for data center grid connections. Currently, approvals for large-scale data center connections can take years [...]
Applied Digital Secures $5B Hyperscaler Lease for Polaris Forge 2 Campus - 📅 - Applied Digital has signed a landmark lease agreement with a U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler for its Polaris Forge 2 campus, currently under construction near Harwood, North Dakota. The deal, valued at approximately $5 billion in total contracted revenue over a 15-year term, secures 200 megawatts (MW) of dedicated IT load designed to support advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.
The hyperscaler also holds a first right of refusal for an additional 800 MW, positioning the full 1-gigawatt (GW) Polaris Forge 2 campus for potential expansion.
With this new lease, Applied Digital now has a combined total of 600 MW contracted across its [...]
The hyperscaler also holds a first right of refusal for an additional 800 MW, positioning the full 1-gigawatt (GW) Polaris Forge 2 campus for potential expansion.
With this new lease, Applied Digital now has a combined total of 600 MW contracted across its [...]
DE-CIX Expands Google Gold Peering Service Across U.S. Exchanges - 📅 - DE-CIX, one of the world's largest Internet Exchange (IX) operators, has announced that its Google Gold Verified Peering Provider (VPP) service is now active across all its major Internet Exchanges in the United States.The rollout, which now includes New York, Dallas, Chicago, and Phoenix, marks a milestone in the company's partnership with Google to improve connectivity quality and resilience for businesses relying on Google services and cloud infrastructure.
The Verified Peering Provider program identifies IXs and Internet Service Providers that meet Google's technical and performance benchmarks for reliable, diverse, and high-capacity network interconnections. By achieving Gold [...]
Server.net Launches Amsterdam Data Center, Delivering High-Performance Dedicated Servers to European Market - 📅 - New facility in Digital Realty's AMS17 offers next-generation Intel, AMD Ryzen, and EPYC servers with premium network connectivity to power mission-critical workloadsAmsterdam, Netherlands – October, 2025 – Server.net today announced the official launch of its Amsterdam operations, marking a strategic expansion of its infrastructure footprint to serve businesses and customers throughout Europe with ultra-fast, low-latency dedicated servers designed for ...
Another Tier III European VPS zone for LumaDock: Hosted in Helsinki, Finland - 📅 - Infrastructure growth is accelerating at LumaDock. Only days after announcing its Amsterdam availability zone, the developer-focused VPS platform confirmed the launch of a new region in Helsinki, Finland. The addition marks another step in a steady global rollout strategy, giving users across Europe more low-latency options while maintaining the same consistent architecture built around AMD EPYC compute and triple-replicated NVMe storage.
The Helsinki region operates from Digita's Pieni Paja data center in Pasila: a new, state-of-the-art Tier III level facility that reflects Finland's reputation for engineering precision. The site is fully powered by certified Nordic wind energy and [...]
The Helsinki region operates from Digita's Pieni Paja data center in Pasila: a new, state-of-the-art Tier III level facility that reflects Finland's reputation for engineering precision. The site is fully powered by certified Nordic wind energy and [...]
Schneider Electric Redefines AI Data Centers for a Sustainable Future - 📅 - Schneider Electric, the global energy technology and automation leader, placed data centers at the heart of its vision for the digital energy transition during its Global Innovation Summit in Copenhagen. In his first keynote as CEO, Olivier Blum described how Schneider Electric intends to shape the next generation of sustainable, AI-ready data centers through advances in electrification, automation, and digital intelligence.
"Data centers are the digital engines of our economy," said Olivier Blum. "They must be more energy-efficient, resilient, and intelligent than ever before. Our mission is to enable that transformation through energy technology that connects power, automation, and [...]
"Data centers are the digital engines of our economy," said Olivier Blum. "They must be more energy-efficient, resilient, and intelligent than ever before. Our mission is to enable that transformation through energy technology that connects power, automation, and [...]
Crusoe Raises $1.375B to Build Vertically Integrated AI Factories - 📅 - Crusoe, the Denver-based ‘AI factory' company, has announced the initial closing of a $1.375 billion Series E funding round, valuing the company at over $10 billion. The new funding solidifies Crusoe's position as one of the most well-capitalized private infrastructure companies in the AI sector, supporting its mission to build out a new generation of vertically integrated, energy-efficient AI data centers.
Through its model - spanning energy sourcing, AI-optimized data center construction, and its high-performance AI cloud platform - Crusoe aims to deliver end-to-end solutions that address the growing compute and energy demands of large-scale artificial intelligence systems.
The [...]
Through its model - spanning energy sourcing, AI-optimized data center construction, and its high-performance AI cloud platform - Crusoe aims to deliver end-to-end solutions that address the growing compute and energy demands of large-scale artificial intelligence systems.
The [...]
EXA Infrastructure Acquires Conexio to Expand Balkan Network - 📅 - EXA Infrastructure has announced the acquisition of all long-haul duct assets from Conexio doo Beograd, a Serbian provider of colocation and dark fiber services, further strengthening its network presence across Southeast Europe. The move follows EXA's recent €1.3 billion refinancing and aligns with the company's strategy to expand and modernize its pan-European digital infrastructure footprint.The transaction includes Conexio's long-haul network assets, comprising two 860-kilometer HDPE ducts, existing fiber cables, and 15 points of presence (PoP) throughout Serbia. The network connects major Serbian cities such as Belgrade, Niš, and Novi Sad, and extends to international borders with [...]
Alibaba Cloud Claims 82% GPU Reduction With New AI Pooling Tech - 📅 - Alibaba Cloud has unveiled details of a new GPU pooling technology that it claims can reduce the number of Nvidia graphics processing units required to run its large language model (LLM) workloads by as much as 82 percent.
Alibaba outlined the innovation in a research paper titled "Aegaeon: Effective GPU Pooling for Concurrent LLM Serving on the Market," presented this week at the 31st Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) in Seoul, South Korea. The paper describes how Alibaba's system, named Aegaeon, dynamically allocates GPU resources across multiple AI inference tasks, enabling far greater efficiency and utilization across its infrastructure.
In beta testing within Alibaba [...]
Alibaba outlined the innovation in a research paper titled "Aegaeon: Effective GPU Pooling for Concurrent LLM Serving on the Market," presented this week at the 31st Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) in Seoul, South Korea. The paper describes how Alibaba's system, named Aegaeon, dynamically allocates GPU resources across multiple AI inference tasks, enabling far greater efficiency and utilization across its infrastructure.
In beta testing within Alibaba [...]
Greenhouse Datacenters Highlights Security and Sustainability Leadership - 📅 - TierPoint, a U.S.-based provider of secure, connected IT infrastructure and cloud services, has announced the launch of its Adapt Platform, a new suite of managed security services designed to strengthen enterprise defense against evolving cyber threats.The platform's centerpiece is Adapt MDR (Managed Detection and Response) - an AI-driven threat monitoring system combining automated intelligence with 24/7 human expertise to deliver rapid detection, prioritization, and response.
According to TierPoint, the Adapt MDR solution has been internally deployed across the company's own data centers and systems for more than five years, giving it a proven track record of real-world resilience. [...]