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Deals•Feb 12, 2026
Compass Datacenters Secures AAA Rating on $830M Asset‑Backed Securitization
Compass Datacenters’ latest $830 million asset‑backed securitization, including $500 million of AAA‑rated tranches, received a triple‑A rating from Moody’s, allowing the data‑center landlord to secure financing at a lower spread. The rating was assigned on Wednesday, marking the first time a data‑center ABS has earned a AAA rating from a big‑three agency.
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Deals•Feb 12, 2026
Articul8 Secures Half of $70M Series B Funding, Valuation Hits $500M
AI platform startup Articul8, spun out from Intel, has secured half of its $70 million Series B round, lifting its valuation to $500 million. The company expects to close the round in the first quarter of 2026. The funding will support its enterprise‑grade...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
AWS Networking Boss Talks Roadmap, Hollow Core Fiber, and Data Center Future
Amazon Web Services announced a $200 billion capital‑expenditure plan through 2026, with networking as a primary focus to support its AI push. The company is trialing hollow‑core fiber in a handful of locations to extend latency‑critical inter‑zone links, while a newly...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
Voltage Ride-Through: A Key Ingredient in Data Center Resilience
Voltage ride‑through (VRT) enables data‑center hardware to stay connected to the grid during brief outages or brownouts, preventing immediate shutdowns. By using UPS units that buffer power and can switch instantly to backup sources, VRT eliminates the latency of manual...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
AI Infrastructure Financing Enters a New Era: What Execs Need to Know
AI infrastructure financing is rapidly evolving as traditional bank lending can’t keep pace with the capital intensity of AI‑ready data centers. Lenders are stepping back because power‑delivery risk and SPV structures clash with cash‑flow lending models. GPUs now face six‑to‑nine‑month...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Passing the Torch: Building a Workforce for the Next Generation of Data Centers
The data‑center industry faces a looming talent shortage as up to half of its engineers could retire within the next two years, creating a critical experience gap. Rapid growth in AI‑driven workloads and ultra‑high‑density designs intensifies the need for skilled...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Forget Quantum? Why Photonic Data Centers Could Arrive First
Photonic computing is emerging as a realistic path to higher‑throughput, more energy‑efficient data centers, potentially arriving before general‑purpose quantum machines. By using photonic integrated circuits to perform linear‑algebra operations in the optical domain, these systems promise faster speeds, greater bandwidth,...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
The Data Center Surge Has a Hidden Source of Carbon Emissions
Data center construction will need 2 million metric tons of cement by 2030, potentially releasing 1.9 million tons of CO₂ if conventional concrete is used. Tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and Meta have signed low‑carbon concrete offtake agreements with startups like...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
AmberSemi Launches PowerTile to Cut Data Center Power Drain
California fabless chipmaker AmberSemi announced its new PowerTile, a quarter‑size, 1,000‑amp vertical power‑delivery module designed to sit behind AI processors in servers. The device claims to cut board‑level power distribution losses by 85%, potentially saving 225 MW of electricity per year...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Why Your AI Chip Utilization Problem Is Really a Storage Problem
AI performance hinges not just on GPUs or LLMs but on the storage layer that feeds data to accelerators. A Meta‑Stanford white paper shows storage can consume up to one‑third of the power used for deep‑learning training. When storage cannot...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Digital Edge to Develop 500 MW Data Center Campus in Indonesia
Digital Edge announced a $4.5 billion investment to build a 500 MW AI‑ready hyperscale data‑center campus in Bekasi, Indonesia, with scalability to 1 GW. The CGK Campus will roll out in three phases, delivering the first building by Q4 2026 and completing the initial...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Meta Inks $6B Fiber Optic Deal with Corning for US Data Centers
Meta Platforms has entered a multi‑year, $6 billion agreement with glassmaker Corning to supply optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions for its expanding U.S. data‑center portfolio. The partnership will boost Corning’s manufacturing capacity in North Carolina, adding up to 20 % more...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Rebuild Vs. Retrofit: Choosing Greenfield or Brownfield for Data Centers
AI‑driven workloads are pushing rack power densities beyond 100 kW, forcing data‑center operators to adopt hybrid cooling that blends direct liquid cooling with traditional airflow. Greenfield projects offer a clean slate for liquid‑first designs, heat‑reuse systems, and renewable integration, but they...
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News•Jan 23, 2026
Can PPAs Help Data Centers Navigate the Energy Crisis?
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) have long helped data‑center operators meet sustainability targets, but rising grid constraints are prompting a reassessment of their role. As AI workloads drive higher electricity demand, PPAs can provide fixed‑price, volume‑guaranteed contracts that may grant priority...
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News•Jan 22, 2026
DayOne Consolidates Finland Expansion With 560 MW Data Center Development
DayOne, the Singapore‑based data‑center operator, announced an early‑stage plan to build a up‑to‑560 MW facility in Nurmijärvi, Finland, following a $2 billion Series C equity raise. The project, located in Klaukkala, will partner with Finnish utility Fortum to secure zoning approvals and grid...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
FuelCell Energy, SDCL Connect for 450 MW Fuel Cell Power Plan
FuelCell Energy and Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) have signed a letter of intent to deliver up to 450 MW of fuel‑cell power for data‑center applications worldwide. The partnership focuses on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells that can operate behind the meter, supplying...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
Integrated Risk and Capital Strategies Drive Digital Growth and Resilience
The digital infrastructure sector is poised for trillion‑dollar growth as demand for cloud, AI and emerging technologies fuels massive data‑center expansion. Owners and operators must adopt holistic risk‑management that addresses interdependent threats from construction delays to cyber attacks. Advanced risk‑transfer...
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News•Jan 19, 2026
Data Center Technician Vs. Data Center Engineer: What’s the Difference?
The article clarifies the distinct responsibilities of data center technicians and data center engineers, highlighting that technicians focus on hands‑on hardware installation, cabling, and component‑level maintenance, while engineers design, plan, and manage the overall infrastructure. It notes education gaps—engineers typically...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
With All Eyes on AI, Data Centers Are Commercial Real Estate’s Jewel for 2026
Data centers are outpacing the broader commercial‑real‑estate market as hyperscalers and emerging neo‑clouds lock in record leasing and absorption levels across the U.S. and Europe. Power availability, not tenant appetite, is the primary bottleneck, steering new builds toward regions with...
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News•Jan 16, 2026
Trump Moves to Have Tech Giants Pay for Surging Power Costs
President Trump and governors of key Northeastern states are pushing an emergency wholesale electricity auction that would obligate major tech firms to fund new power plants through 15‑year contracts. The plan aims to secure roughly $15 billion of generation capacity for...
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