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datacenterknowledge.com > data-center-site-selection > urban-data-centers-who-needs-them-and-where-to-find-them

Urban Data Centers: Who Needs Them and Where to Find Them

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (657+ words) Urban data centers deliver low-latency performance and rich interconnection for metro workloads. Learn when they make sense, key trade-offs, and how to find the right provider. Most data centers are large, standalone buildings surrounded by open space. But there’s another…...


datacenterknowledge.com > ai-data-centers > property-tax-the-value-driver-that-ai-data-centers-overlook

Property Tax: The Value Driver that AI Data Centers Overlook

3+ day, 41+ min ago   (264+ words) Insight and analysis on the data center space from industry thought leaders. Property tax is a major, often-overlooked cost in AI data center ownership that should be strategically managed from design through operation, not treated as a yearly accounting task....


datacenterknowledge.com > networking > why-ai-performance-starts-long-before-gpus

Why AI Performance Starts Long Before GPUs

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (584+ words) Insight and analysis on the data center space from industry thought leaders. AI outcomes depend on how predictably and securely data moves across data centers, clouds, and the edge. Designing for latency, resilience, and visibility is now as important as…...


datacenterknowledge.com > networking > data-centers-vs-telcos-different-roles-shared-dependence

Data Centers vs. Telcos: Different Roles, Shared Dependence

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (347+ words) Data centers provide the environments where compute runs; telcos deliver the networks that connect them. Here’s how the two ecosystems diverge and overlap. A data center is a facility purpose-built to house IT equipment. Facilities range from hyperscale campuses with…...


datacenterknowledge.com > cooling > beyond-wue-assessing-data-center-water-resilience

Beyond WUE: Assessing Data Center Water Resilience

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (271+ words) Insight and analysis on the data center space from industry thought leaders. Water stewardship claims and WUE scores don’t guarantee reliability under heatwaves or water shortages. A site-specific resilience assessment matters more. As data center capacity expands worldwide, water resilience…...


datacenterknowledge.com > data-center-site-selection > power-availability-now-determines-where-data-centers-get-built

Power Availability Now Determines Where Data Centers Get Built

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (883+ words) With US data center electricity use surging, developers must prove they can secure scalable, reliable power before breaking ground. US data center used an estimated 312.6 TWh of electricity in 2025, a 25.5% year-over-year increase – nearly eight times the growth rate of overall…...


datacenterknowledge.com > data-center-construction > the-ai-data-center-boom-is-here-can-contractor-safety-keep-pace-

Why Data Center Safety Can't Stop at Onboarding

6+ day, 35+ min ago   (719+ words) Insight and analysis on the data center space from industry thought leaders. AI data center growth demands continuous safety oversight beyond onboarding, using real-time worker qualification tracking and leading indicators to prevent incidents. AI data center construction is entering a…...


datacenterknowledge.com > data-center-chips > gpu-lifespan-in-data-centers-physical-vs-economic

GPU Lifespan in Data Centers: Physical vs. Economic

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (485+ words) Data center GPUs physically last 5+ years, but economic replacement cycles are 2-4 years due to rapid performance gains. Resale or GPU-as-a-Service models help maximize value. These questions are central to long-term capacity planning – not to mention getting ahead of the e-waste…...


datacenterknowledge.com > infrastructure > the-rise-of-flexible-hybrid-cooling-for-ai-data-centers

The Rise of Flexible Hybrid Cooling for AI Data Centers

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (527+ words) Liquid cooling is a necessity for modern data centers, but the reality is that AI data center deployments for the foreseeable future will be hybrid. Sponsored by Schneider Electric From training massive language models to powering nonstop inference, AI is…...


datacenterknowledge.com > energy-power-supply > flex-pays-4-4b-for-epc-power-as-ai-data-centers-push-800v-architecture

Flex Pays $4.4B for EPC Power as AI Data Centers Push 800V DC

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (851+ words) Flex’s $4.4B EPC Power deal adds 800V DC and grid-forming technology as AI data center rack densities rise and operators rethink power delivery. Flex will acquire power-conversion company EPC Power for $4.4 billion, adding 800V DC, grid-forming and other power technologies to its data…...