The digital infrastructure industry is under pressure to measure and improve the energy efficiency of the computing work that underpins digital services. Enterprises seek to
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AI power fluctuations strain both budgets and hardware
AI training at scale introduces power consumption patterns that can strain both server hardware and supporting power systems, shortening equipment lifespans and increasing the total
Retail vs wholesale: finding the right colo pricing model
Colocation providers may offer two pricing and packaging models to sell similar products and capabilities. In both models, customers purchase space, power and services. However,
Electrical considerations with large AI compute
The training of large generative AI models is a special case of high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. This is not simply due to the reliance on
Is this the data center metric for the 2030s?
When the PUE metric was first proposed and adopted at a Green Grid meeting in California in 2008, few could have forecast how important this
Crypto mines are turning into AI factories
The pursuit of training ever-larger generative AI models has necessitated the creation of a new class of specialized data centers — facilities that have more
Cybersecurity and the cost of human error
Cyber incidents are increasing rapidly. In 2024, the number of outages caused by cyber incidents was twice the average of the previous four years, according
Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability
In recent years, the environmental sustainability of IT has become a significant concern for investors and customers, as well as regulatory, legislative and environmental stakeholders.
Self-contained liquid cooling: the low-friction option
Each new generation of server silicon is pushing traditional data center air cooling closer to its operational limits. In 2025, the thermal design power (TDP)
The two sides of a sustainability strategy
While much has been written, said and taught about data center sustainability, there is still limited consensus on the definition and scope of an ideal