Flex’s $4.4 Billion Acquisition of EPC Power Marks a Turning Point for AI Infrastructure and High-Voltage Data Center Design

By Shane Snider, Senior News Writer, Data Center Knowledge September 4, 2026 Executive Overview In a landmark transaction reshaping the digital infrastructure landscape, global manufacturing and technology solutions provider Flex has announced a definitive agreement to acquire EPC Power for $4.4 billion. The blockbuster deal, slated to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 pending…

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The Hidden Balance Sheet: Why Property Tax Strategy Must Shape the AI Data Center Boom

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…

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The Fragile Foundation: How Tech Sprawl, Siloed Systems, and Invisible Friction Undermine Enterprise Data Integrity

Executive Overview In the modern enterprise, technology is rarely implemented through a single, cohesive master plan. Instead, it accumulates. Over years and quarters, departments purchase specialized software applications to solve immediate operational bottlenecks. Marketing adopts a distinct customer relationship management (CRM) platform, finance deploys a niche billing ledger, sales relies on a separate pipeline tracker,…

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The Final Frontier of Compute: Industry Leaders Address the Promise and Perils of Orbital 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…

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Beyond the Screen: How Sensory Marketing and Data Analytics Forge Permanent Brand Identity

Executive Overview In an era saturated by digital noise, fleeting social media impressions, and programmatic banner ads, modern brands find themselves trapped in a relentless cycle of diminishing returns. Standard marketing campaigns prioritize short-term conversions, immediate clicks, and surface-level engagement. Yet, these transient interactions rarely translate into true brand loyalty. Enter sensory marketing: a strategic…

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The Megawatt Frontier: How AI and High-Density Hardware are Reshaping the Modern Data Center

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…

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The Family AI Frontier: Google’s “CC” Experiment Bridges Personal Data Ecosystems with Shared Household Management

Executive Overview While Silicon Valley remains locked in a high-stakes, hyper-competitive footrace over raw algorithmic performance, parameter counts, and benchmark dominance, Google is quietly capitalizing on an asset its rivals cannot easily replicate: the deep, historic repository of personal and professional data accumulated across its sprawling ecosystem. Although models from competitors like OpenAI, Anthropic, and…

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The Backbone of the Digital Economy: Dissecting the Interdependent Ecosystem of Modern Data Centers and Telecom Providers

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…

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The Data Center Delivery Crisis: Why Realizing AI’s Promise Demands a Shift from Speculation to Execution

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…

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The Power Grid Bottleneck: How the AI Boom is Rewriting Data Center Site Selection

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…

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