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AI-generated illustration of a 50MW ChronoScale data-centre deployment using NVIDIA GB300 systems and liquid cooling for Microsoft.

North America Datacenter Trends

ChronoScale plans 50MW Microsoft AI deployment for Q1 2027

ChronoScale plans a 50MW NVIDIA GB300 deployment for Microsoft in North America, with completion targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Sep 4, 2026
Editorial illustration of Green Mountain's LON-East data-centre campus in Romford with high-density server racks and a 14MW neocloud customer capacity graphic.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Green Mountain signs 14MW London neocloud customer

Green Mountain has signed an unnamed neocloud customer for the newly delivered 14MW expansion at its LON-East campus in Romford.

Sep 3, 2026
An imagined optical-cable workshop with a reel, fibre-bundling machinery, staged equipment modules and a closed ledger.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Sterlite’s Credit Upgrade Puts the Next Capex Cycle in Focus

A stronger credit rating recognises the optical-fibre maker’s financial reset. Keeping that improvement while it invests in equipment is a separate task.

Sep 3, 2026
Editorial illustration of a large data-centre campus and server racks representing PwC’s forecast for rising global data-centre capital expenditure through 2050.

Global Datacenter Trends

PwC forecasts US$31.6tn in AI data-centre capex by 2050

PwC expects repeated server, GPU and networking upgrades to keep AI data-centre spending rising long after facilities are first built.

Sep 3, 2026
Two differently sized metal comparison frames surround the same data-centre networking equipment, with additional modules extending the historical operating perimeter.

Global Datacenter Trends

HPE's 112% Data-Centre Networking Growth Reverses on Its Normalized Base

HPE reported US$382 million of data-centre networking revenue for its July quarter, more than twice the published figure a year earlier. Against the historical base reconstructed in its own earnings presentation, the same revenue fell about 6%. Neither calculation is a reason to…

Sep 3, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a Saudi data-centre environment representing Adobe AI workloads running on HUMAIN infrastructure

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

Adobe moves AI captioning workloads to HUMAIN in Saudi Arabia

Adobe will run regional AI data-captioning workloads on HUMAIN's Saudi infrastructure using Qualcomm Dragonfly accelerators, keeping the related compute and data inside the Kingdom.

Sep 2, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Nvidia Blackwell GPU infrastructure representing E2E Networks' ₹1,000 crore agreement through June 2029

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

E2E Networks signs ₹1,000 crore Blackwell GPU deal

The Indian cloud provider has moved Nvidia Blackwell capacity deployed in May from pay-as-you-go use to a longer-term customer agreement running through June 2029.

Sep 2, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing a data centre and the key terms of Host Digital's 43MW Oklahoma lease

North America Datacenter Trends

Host Digital signs $1.25bn lease for 43MW in Oklahoma

Host Digital has signed a 15-year lease for 43MW of IT capacity at an already powered Oklahoma data centre, with handover expected in the first half of 2027.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial infographic representing Corvex's planned expansion to about 8MW of IT capacity across two US data centres

North America Datacenter Trends

Corvex targets 8MW across two US data centres

Corvex has signed agreements to expand across two existing powered data centres, with about 8MW expected by year-end and another 12.5MW remaining optional.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial illustration of AI supercomputing infrastructure at a data centre in Finland representing the planned LUMI-AI deployment

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Bull wins €387.8m LUMI-AI contract

Bull will deploy LUMI-AI at CSC's new Kajaani data centre in the second half of 2027 under a €387.8m EuroHPC procurement contract.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial illustration of a custom AI accelerator connected to rack-scale computing infrastructure, representing the Nvidia and MediaTek partnership

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Nvidia invests $3.5bn in MediaTek

MediaTek will help customers develop custom AI accelerators that connect to Nvidia’s interconnect and rack-scale architecture.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial illustration of data centres and power infrastructure in Saudi Arabia representing the AWS Saudi Region and planned HUMAIN AI Zone

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

AWS sets December launch for Saudi Region

AWS says its first Saudi Region is on track for December 2026, while AWS and HUMAIN target up to 50MW in a separate AI Zone by 2028.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial image of an NVIDIA Vera server in a data centre representing the start of Vera CPU shipments

Global Datacenter Trends

NVIDIA starts shipping Vera CPUs at scale

NVIDIA says Vera CPU systems are shipping at scale, moving its new AI processor from launch plans into customer integration.

Sep 2, 2026
Editorial illustration of a planned AI data centre and power infrastructure in Saudi Arabia representing the Together AI and HUMAIN partnership

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Together AI, HUMAIN plan 250MW Saudi data centre

The partnership links HUMAIN's Saudi AI infrastructure with Together AI's cloud platform and customers, with a new 250MW facility planned.

Sep 2, 2026
Four geothermal units feed a distant data centre while a larger expansion field remains behind a closed gate and return valve.

North America Datacenter Trends

Fervo’s 396MW Google PPA Comes in Four Tranches—and the 600MW Option Has a Reimbursement Tail

The nearly-one-gigawatt headline hides four different contractual states. Fervo Energy has signed a 396MW power purchase agreement with Google, divided into four 99MW deliveries. It must also offer roughly 600MW more, but that capacity becomes contracted only if Google accepts…

Sep 2, 2026
Four geothermal generation modules lead toward a separate unfinished expansion field behind a copper threshold.

North America Datacenter Trends

Fervo’s 396 MW Google PPA Has a 600 MW Offer Gate

Fervo Energy and Google have signed for 396 MW of enhanced geothermal power from Cape Station. The same contract also requires Fervo to offer roughly 600 MW more—but Google still has to accept, and both sides still have to sign another agreement. That distinction turns a…

Sep 2, 2026
Three completed precision-manufacturing buildings connect through a copper gate to two larger structures still under construction.

North America Datacenter Trends

Applied Optoelectronics’ Two New Factory Leases Sit Behind a US$102.25m Purchase Gate

Applied Optoelectronics has leased two Houston buildings that do not yet exist. The landlord is expected to construct 1.09 million square feet, while the tenant accepts ten years of escalating base rent, most property operating costs and a US$11.3 million deposit. Yet the new…

Sep 2, 2026
A powered data-centre site is separated by an open coupling from unfinished structures and translucent future sites.

North America Datacenter Trends

AIB's 570 MW Label Contains 65 MW of Contracted Power—and No Signed AI Lease

AIB Data Centers has identified 570 MW of potential AI and high-performance-computing capacity. The total sounds like one portfolio. It is not. Most of it remains attached to sites under evaluation; the one binding power position still lacks a signed customer lease, commissioned…

Sep 1, 2026
Editorial server-integration hall with equal amber and cyan accounting frames and a short-contract lane outside the cyan disclosure perimeter.

Global Datacenter Trends

Supermicro's US$2.612bn RPO Mirrors Deferred Revenue; Short-Term Backlog Is Excluded

A US$943.4 million increase in non-refundable product advances helped push Super Micro Computer's contract liabilities to US$2.612 billion. The disclosed remaining performance obligations landed on the same rounded figure, but the RPO disclosure still omits contracts originally…

Sep 1, 2026
An expanding blue subscription stream crosses four overlapping delivery-cost systems and exits through a narrower amber margin corridor.

Global Cloud Services Trends

ServiceNow's 650bp Margin Drop Has a US$405m Cost Trail

ServiceNow's subscription engine grew quickly in the second quarter of 2026, but the cost of running it grew faster. Revenue rose 24.5% to US$3.877 billion while GAAP subscription gross margin fell from 80.0% to 73.5%. The filing identifies US$394 million across four cost-driver…

Aug 31, 2026