Sponsored Data center growth is reshaping the insurability question
As the data center industry continues to evolve at breakneck pace, how can risk be better understood and capacity structured to support this accelerated growth?
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As the data center industry continues to evolve at breakneck pace, how can risk be better understood and capacity structured to support this accelerated growth?
What makes locations ideal for AI data center needs
Australia’s data center market is entering a new phase of growth
Rapid AI-driven data center growth is colliding with US power system constraints and community push-back amidst a fragmented policy landscape, raising risks for developers across the full project lifecycle
Why a sophisticated approach to collaboration, governance, compliance, dispute resolution and risk allocation is key to navigating an ever-evolving data center landscape
The real winners will be those who have the stamina to sustain their pace
Leading data center providers joining a pan-Nordic industrial alliance, alongside plans for a new Iceland-UK subsea link, underscore the growing importance of the UK-Nordic corridor as AI infrastructure expands
Operators are moving toward strategies centered on secondary and often untested markets. Local and federal governments are responding with new regulations
But first, it's about aligning power, permits, and people to achieve these goals
This isn't about London versus not-London. It's about making deliberate, informed infrastructure decisions that balance performance, resilience and long-term growth
AllBirds goes all AI, but running compute is not an easy business
Rapid AI advancement and increasing adoption are generating robust demand for computing capacity and pushing US data center hyperscalers to invest heavily
The inference era is not here yet at full scale. But the infrastructure decisions made today will determine who is well-positioned when it arrives
Charting the year ahead
Time to diversify
India's datacenter story is no longer about catching up
The geography of digital infrastructure is changing faster than most people realize
Greenland, expansionism, and the risk to Taiwan
Why the phrase 'available power' has become dangerously misleading in Texas
The smartest developers are moving beyond saturated markets – like Northern Virginia – and finding opportunity in unexpected places
To ensure that projects can be implemented rapidly and successfully, new approaches to project structures have been introduced in the data center industry
India’s hyperscale growth story is no longer shaped by national policy alone – it is accelerated by its progressive states
As digital infrastructure becomes more interconnected and performance-sensitive, protecting against SLA breaches is no longer optional, it’s part of prudent investment management
Transforming data centers from complex operational assets into institutional-grade core infrastructure for the global investment community
A new data center provider without data centers, now worth billions. Make it make sense
Designing data centers in India is a test of resilience, creativity, negotiation, and chaos management. And if you’re not adapting to the local truths, you’re already behind
A moment to reflect on progress and assess where challenges remain in the data center industry
Lending to data centers comes with unique risks that banks must carefully evaluate