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Data center pros rely on us to help them develop effective data center strategies, as well as design, build, and manage world-class data centers. We are the leading source of daily news and analysis about the data center industry, with an emphasis on the trends driving the powerful growth in demand for mission-critical facilities.

Electromagnetic Interference: The Invisible Threat to Data Center Uptime 🧲 Denser digital infrastructure and pervasive w...
09/02/2026

Electromagnetic Interference: The Invisible Threat to Data Center Uptime 🧲

Denser digital infrastructure and pervasive wireless have raised background radio-frequency levels.

Here’s how EMI threatens data centers and what operators can do to contain it.

🔗 https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/physical-security/electromagnetic-interference-the-invisible-threat-to-data-center-uptime

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is a growing data center risk. Learn how shielding, filtering, bonding, cabling, and siting choices protect uptime.

Nvidia isn't just defending its AI hardware domain – it's opening up its rack-scale architecture to custom silicon.Throu...
09/01/2026

Nvidia isn't just defending its AI hardware domain – it's opening up its rack-scale architecture to custom silicon.

Through an expanded partnership with MediaTek and a $3.5 billion convertible bond investment, Nvidia is bringing custom accelerators (XPUs) into its Modular GPU Accelerated (MGX) ecosystem via its NVLink Fusion platform.

The move allows hyperscalers developing in-house chips – like AWS Trainium, Google TPUs, or Microsoft Maia – to integrate custom silicon directly into Nvidia-connected AI factory infrastructure without rebuilding the broader system stack.

Read more:

Analysis: Nvidia opens NVLink Fusion to custom XPUs via MediaTek, signaling a shift to heterogeneous AI racks as NVLink competes with UALink and Ethernet.

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over the US bulk power system, directing the Energy Department ...
08/29/2026

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over the US bulk power system, directing the Energy Department to restrict certain foreign-produced grid equipment and impose conditions on equipment already in service.

🔗 https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/energy-power-supply/trump-targets-foreign-grid-equipment-as-data-centers-expand

A new Executive Order targets foreign grid equipment as utilities and data center developers contend with tight supplies and long lead times.

Data Center Construction at Midyear: Demand, Friction, and Building Discipline 🚧 Data center buildouts are booming in 20...
08/28/2026

Data Center Construction at Midyear: Demand, Friction, and Building Discipline 🚧

Data center buildouts are booming in 2026, but challenges like power, labor, and community concerns demand innovation and collaboration, writes Zurich North America Kelly Kinzer.

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/data-center-construction-at-midyear-demand-friction-and-building-discipline

Data center buildouts are booming in 2026, but challenges like power, labor, and community concerns demand innovation and collaboration.

Can utilities build power lines fast enough to keep up with AI data centers without leaving ratepayers holding the bag? ...
08/28/2026

Can utilities build power lines fast enough to keep up with AI data centers without leaving ratepayers holding the bag? ⚡️

The Department of Energy recently declined to designate three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), even as its own study points to accelerating demand from data centers and large industrial loads.

The decision brings a fundamental grid challenge into focus: transmission takes 5–10 years to permit and build, while hyperscalers seek gigawatts of capacity on far tighter timelines.

While proactive programs like Texas’ CREZ demonstrate how building transmission ahead of generation can pay long-term dividends, experts emphasize that data center loads are more speculative.

Ultimately, the solution might not be picking between “build early” or “wait,” but rather scenario-based planning that preserves rights-of-way early while staging major capital commitments behind verified load milestones.

Read our full analysis on the DOE decision and the future of transmission planning: https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/energy-power-supply/doe-retreat-on-transmission-corridors-tests-the-case-for-building-ahead

DOE declined three proposed transmission corridors as its own study cites data center load growth.

Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box 📢 Over the past 12 months, at least 18 incumbent officeholders lost election...
08/27/2026

Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box 📢

Over the past 12 months, at least 18 incumbent officeholders lost elections after taking documented action on a data center project or becoming associated with a political fight over its development, according to a Data Center Knowledge review of election results, government records, campaign materials and local reporting.

Read the full details: https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-site-selection/data-center-backlash-is-reaching-the-ballot-box

Data center development is becoming a campaign liability for politicians who once sold it as an economic development win.

OpenAI is moving energy planning within its data center development organization, signaling that power technologies and ...
08/26/2026

OpenAI is moving energy planning within its data center development organization, signaling that power technologies and flexible computing are becoming more integrated into the way the company plans its infrastructure.

Read more ➡️ https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/openai-moves-energy-planning-inside-data-center-organization

OpenAI is adding an energy-technology role as it expands flexible-load, generation and storage strategies across its growing AI data center portfolio.

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