Data Center Frontier

Introducing the 2025 #DCFtrends Advisory Board—a powerhouse group of industry leaders shaping the future of data centers! 🏢 🌐🔌 This expert committee spans all aspects of the industry—investment, planning, development, operations, analysis, and marketing—shaping the conference’s tracks, topics, and speakers for a one-of-a-kind experience. 👉 Meet the Board: https://bit.ly/41GrHUu #DataCenterFrontier #DataCenterAlley #DataCenter #Energy #Cloud #DigitalInfrastructure #AI

With Ampere Deal, SoftBank Tightens Its Grip on AI Data Centers By bringing Ampere into the fold alongside Arm and Graphcore, SoftBank is building more than chips—it’s building leverage. As OpenAI's Stargate and Oracle's cloud ambitions scale, SoftBank positions itself at the center of the next AI supercycle. DCF Senior Editor David Chernicoff connects the dots and examines. #datacenter #hyperscale #AI #GPU #CPU #silicon #cloud Read on: https://lnkd.in/eBD2sJyq

⚡ Now Live: The 2025 Data Center Energy Storage Industry Insights Report ⚡ AI. Sustainability. Rising power demands. The data center industry is undergoing rapid transformation – and energy storage is at the center of it all. Now in its second year, ZincFive’s Industry Insights Report – developed in partnership with Data Center Frontier – explores how operators are evolving strategies, technologies, and infrastructure to keep pace. From shifting priorities to emerging solutions, it offers a forward-looking view of what’s changing – and what’s next. 👉 Download the full 2025 report now: https://hubs.ly/Q03fxFx-0 #GoodChemistry #NiZn #DataCenters #AI #IoT #EnergyStorage #BESS #Sustainability #IndustryInsights #PowerInfrastructure

How are data center providers, energy specialists, and real estate firms adjusting their strategies to maintain growth and profitability amid rising costs, supply chain pressures, and evolving customer demands in 2025? In a recent executive roundtable hosted by Data Center Frontier JLL's John Pasta along with Danielle Rossi, Michael Lahoud and Ryan Baumann discuss how the economics of data center development are shifting. Read more: https://co.jll/4j8RdYD #DataCenters #AI #NuclearEnergy

How Tariffs Could Impact Data Centers, AI, and Energy Amid Supply Chain Shifts The imposition of sweeping #tariffs by the U.S. government has sent ripples through various sectors of the economy, with the #datacenter industry poised to experience significant ramifications. New tariffs on #steel, #semiconductors, and critical components stand to alter the cost structure of data center operations. The tariffs, encompassing a baseline 10% duty on all imports and escalating to higher percentages for specific countries—such as 54% on Chinese imports—are set to influence data center #construction, hardware #manufacturing, software development, #supplychains, user demand, and #energy consumption, and the outgrowth of #AI #infrastructure. With supply chains in flux and expenses climbing, how will the industry adapt to sustain growth, efficiency, and technological innovation? Read on: https://lnkd.in/eF26qhBx

Read this Industry Insights Report to hear from 132 global industry professionals on how to best prepare data centers for mission critical energy storage requirements in the age of AI and shifting priorities. #datacenters #energystorage

I recently chatted with Elham Akhavan of Wood Mackenzie and Samantha Reifer of Scale Microgrids to get their thoughts on how #microgrids and #DERs could help solve the #datacenter #power crisis. If you want to learn more, both will be discussing the topic during a data center-focused session at Microgrid Knowledge's conference in Dallas, April 15-17. Rod Walton Matt Vincent Data Center Frontier https://lnkd.in/gNvykwUQ

With data centers projected to consume a growing share of the nation’s power, securing reliable and scalable energy is more important than ever. In our April 9th webinar, Powering the AI Era, we’ll explore key insights from the 2025 Data Center Power Report, which reveals that #datacenters could account for 8-12% of U.S. power demand by 2030—making alternative power solutions critical to growth. #EnergyInnovation #Sustainability #FutureOfPower Sponsored by Bloom Energy https://bit.ly/4ceb0n7

Podcast: Nomads at the Frontier - AI, Infrastructure, and Data Center Workforce Evolution at DCD Connect New York The DCF Show podcast caught up live and in-person with Phillip Koblence of NYI and Phill Lawson-Shanks of Aligned Data Centers, both representing the Nomad Futurist Foundation at the recent DatacenterDynamics event in New York City. Listen: https://lnkd.in/eTNGGUnd #datacenter #AI #hyperscale #colocation #cloud #digitalinfrastructure #podcast

From EnergyTech, DCF's sibling publication in Endeavor Business Media, comes this sobering news item with implications for the #datacenter sector. #AI #cleanenergy #hyperscale #colocation #digitalinfrastructure