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AI power fluctuations strain both budgets and hardware

AI power fluctuations strain both budgets and hardware

AI training at scale introduces power consumption patterns that…
Retail vs wholesale: finding the right colo pricing model

Retail vs wholesale: finding the right colo pricing model

Colocation providers may offer two pricing and packaging models…
Electrical considerations with large AI compute

Electrical considerations with large AI compute

The training of large generative AI models is a special case…
Is this the data center metric for the 2030s?

Is this the data center metric for the 2030s?

When the PUE metric was first proposed and adopted at a Green…
Crypto mines are turning into AI factories

Crypto mines are turning into AI factories

The pursuit of training ever-larger generative AI models has…
Cybersecurity and the cost of human error

Cybersecurity and the cost of human error

Cyber incidents are increasing rapidly. In 2024, the number…
Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability

Cloud: when high availability hurts sustainability

In recent years, the environmental sustainability of IT has…
Self-contained liquid cooling: the low-friction option

Self-contained liquid cooling: the low-friction option

Each new generation of server silicon is pushing traditional…
The two sides of a sustainability strategy

The two sides of a sustainability strategy

While much has been written, said and taught about data center…
‘Reasoning’ will increase the infrastructure footprint of AI

‘Reasoning’ will increase the infrastructure footprint of AI

“Reasoning” models — and their offshoots, such as “deep…