Editor’s note: This article focuses on the United States and is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute tax or legal advice. Tax treatment varies by state and locality; readers should consult qualified advisors for project- and jurisdiction-specific guidance. Executive Overview In the high-stakes, capital-intensive race to bring next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centers…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the artificial intelligence boom strains terrestrial power grids, stretches local water supplies, and triggers fierce community pushbacks across the globe, the technology sector is increasingly turning its gaze upward. The concept of orbital data centers—massive, AI-ready computing facilities operating in low Earth orbit (LEO)—is rapidly transitioning from science fiction to…
NEW YORK — While the modern data center landscape is frequently dominated by images of sprawling, campus-style mega-facilities situated on cheap rural land, a quiet counter-revolution is taking place in the shadows of downtown skyscrapers. Urban data centers—compact, highly interconnected, and embedded directly within metropolitan cores—are experiencing a profound operational renaissance. As digital transformation accelerates,…
By Christopher Tozzi Technology Analyst Executive Overview For decades, the physical blueprint of the modern data center remained remarkably consistent. Operators planned their real estate, power distribution, and thermal management around a dependable baseline: roughly 10 kilowatts (kW) of sustained power per equipment rack. While high-performance computing (HPC) environments occasionally pushed these limits, they were…
Executive Overview The contemporary conversation surrounding artificial intelligence infrastructure suffers from a predictable, myopic fixation. Nearly every boardroom debate, venture capital allocation, and technical symposium centers on the physical bedrock of AI: advanced graphical processing units (GPUs), specialized tensor silicon, unprecedented megawatt power demands, and the colossal capital expenditures required to construct ever-larger AI clusters….
Executive Overview In the rapidly expanding landscape of modern digital infrastructure, the twin pillars of global connectivity are data centers and telecommunications (telco) providers. Operating in such close geographic and operational proximity that they are frequently mistaken for one another by casual observers, these two distinct entities actually serve fundamentally different purposes within the technology…
Executive Overview The global data center landscape is undergoing an unprecedented paradigm shift. Propelled by the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and cloud computing, demand for digital infrastructure has reached historic highs. Yet, beneath the booming headlines of multi-billion-dollar investments and sprawling campus announcements lies a looming crisis: a widening chasm between…
Executive Overview In the high-stakes landscape of enterprise computing, a silent parasite is bleeding budgets, rack space, and electrical power. Though no human resources department has yet posted an opening for a “Zombie Workload Hunter,” the role is urgently required. With every successive generation of information technology, orphaned libraries, abandoned programs, neglected microservices, and forgotten…
Executive Overview The explosive global expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-density computing workloads has thrust energy access into the position of the singular, definitive filter for data center development. According to data from the Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy, US data centers consumed an estimated 312.6 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in…
By Dr. Marcello Serrao and Industry Perspectives Published in Infrastructure & Sustainability Review Executive Overview As the global artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush fuels an unprecedented expansion of data center infrastructure, the tech industry finds itself hurtling toward a compounding environmental bottleneck. While energy efficiency has historically dominated conversations regarding digital expansion, a far more…
