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Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom
Storage

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom

New heatmaps show AI traffic clustering in California and Virginia, with fresh hotspots emerging in Finland, Brazil, France and Canada.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Troveo expands AI data platform into five categories
Gaming

Troveo expands AI data platform into five categories

AI developers may gain harder-to-find rights-cleared material as Troveo adds audio, text, gaming and robotics data to video.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Vertiv acquires Strategic Thermal Labs in cooling push
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv acquires Strategic Thermal Labs in cooling push

The deal deepens Vertiv's ability to support AI data centres as rising chip heat makes liquid cooling harder to design and validate.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Kingston launches 30.72TB DC3000ME SSD for data centres
Storage

Kingston launches 30.72TB DC3000ME SSD for data centres

Data centre operators can pack more storage into limited rack space as Kingston adds a 30.72TB model to its DC3000ME SSD line.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
TCS deepens Siemens Energy tie-up on AI data centres
Data Analytics

TCS deepens Siemens Energy tie-up on AI data centres

Rising AI power demand is drawing Siemens Energy deeper into TCS's data centre plans, with India supplying infrastructure for HyperVault.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

Cooling suppliers face stronger competition for data centre spending as Güntner unifies its global activities under Yan Evans.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
Virtualisation

Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability

Pressure is mounting on platform teams to prove AI can cut outage risk and costs without adding fresh complexity to production systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy
Hyperscale

SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy

Against a backdrop of surging AI power demand, the chipmaker says tighter synchronisation can curb wasted energy and lift data centre efficiency.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Earth Day calls for data centre grid reset amid AI surge
Unified Communications

Earth Day calls for data centre grid reset amid AI surge

Grid operators and communities are facing mounting pressure as AI-driven data centre demand strains ageing networks and slows approvals worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month
Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres
Smart Cities

Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres

Rising electricity and water demands from AI facilities are driving a push for common sustainability standards and green finance criteria.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Last month
VAST Data hits $30bn valuation after $1bn Series F round
Software-as-a-Service

VAST Data hits $30bn valuation after $1bn Series F round

The fresh capital will fund global expansion as investors back VAST’s AI infrastructure software, now valued at USD $30 billion after its latest round.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions
Hyperscale

NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions

Better network utilisation could curb emissions from AI racks by about 200 tons of CO2 a year, NeuReality said.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

AI Data stories

Superconductors could cut data centre power losses 90%
Hyperscale

Superconductors could cut data centre power losses 90%

In a 10 MW model, replacing copper with superconductors could also lift efficiency to 99%, easing cooling demands for AI data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
SCX joins Equinix Fabric in Australian AI expansion
Data Protection

SCX joins Equinix Fabric in Australian AI expansion

Australian enterprises and agencies can now reach SCX’s sovereign AI inference nodes privately via Equinix Fabric as the network expands nationwide.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Seriös Group posts record growth & wins data award
DevOps

Seriös Group posts record growth & wins data award

Growth at the Newcastle data firm has climbed 53% as award wins and fresh client deals lift its profile beyond the North East.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
UK data centre sector doubts AI-ready infrastructure
Network Infrastructure

UK data centre sector doubts AI-ready infrastructure

Most operators fear the UK is unready for AI growth, with weak testing, ageing kit and outages exposing infrastructure gaps.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Australia data centre growth shifts towards renewable power
DataCentre infrastructure

Australia data centre growth shifts towards renewable power

Rising AI demand is exposing grid bottlenecks, with curtailed renewable power pushing developers to site data centres nearer wind and solar farms.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month