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Illustration of students learning about an 800VDC data-centre power system beside server racks and electrical equipment in Singapore.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Eaton, SP launch 800VDC training

Eaton and Singapore Polytechnic will add 800VDC to data-centre training as higher-density AI systems reshape power design.

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a proposed gas power plant near homes in Olds, Alberta, showing the AUC rejection of Synapse’s 1.4GW project.

North America Datacenter Trends

AUC rejects Synapse's 1.4GW Olds power plant

The regulator found Synapse's proposed gas plant too close to homes, forcing a rethink of the power plan behind its 1GW Olds data centre.

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Meta’s Alberta data centre beside a future natural-gas power plant, showing their different delivery timelines.

North America Datacenter Trends

Meta's Alberta data centre may start before 932MW power plant

Meta's 1GW Alberta data centre may start before its 932MW dedicated gas plant, making interim power arrangements part of the project's delivery plan.

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing a data centre and on-site power infrastructure separated from nearby homes by a proposed setback.

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta considers setback rules for AI data centres

Alberta is considering minimum separation from homes after the AUC rejected a 1.4GW power plant proposed beside an Olds data-centre project.

Aug 22, 2026
Representative aerial editorial view of four equal unfinished data-centre construction parcels in a tropical industrial park, with foundations, steel frames and utility corridors but no operating facilities

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Singapore Has Assigned 200MW of Data-Centre Capacity, Not 200MW of Live Compute

Singapore has provisionally divided 200MW of new data-centre capacity among Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. The award is a valuable entry in a constrained market, but land, low-carbon energy, construction, customers and…

Aug 22, 2026
Representative editorial view of an unfinished Southland data-centre campus, a high-voltage substation and distant wind turbines under overcast skies

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Mercury Buys Into Datagrid Before the 140MW Power Option Becomes Load

Mercury has paid NZ$53 million for a 12.7% stake and a board seat in Datagrid NZ after signing a 140MW power purchase option. The structure gives the generator an early position beside a possible anchor customer, but it does not turn consent, earthworks or an option into an…

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of workers preparing electrical and power equipment beside a US data-centre construction site.

North America Datacenter Trends

Generac commits $250m to data-centre generator capacity

Hyperscale orders are pushing Generac to expand US generator production ahead of 2027 deliveries, while supplier capacity and tariff exposure remain unresolved.

Aug 21, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a NSW data centre with wind, solar and battery storage representing the state's new fast-track planning requirements.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

NSW sets 40% wind threshold for data-centre fast track

Projects meeting the new NSW guidelines can seek a 75-day state assessment while committing to additional renewables, storage and flexible electricity demand.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a large conceptual data-centre campus in Ohio with power substations and transmission infrastructure representing the PORTS-Pike development.

North America Datacenter Trends

Nvidia backs first 4.25GW of OpenAI capacity at PORTS-Pike

Nvidia's credit support covers the first 4.25GW tranche at PORTS-Pike, where OpenAI has a 20-year lease and phased delivery targets start in 2028.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of the 11.5MW DDC1 data centre under construction at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Thylander, CIP start 11.5MW Esbjerg data centre

DDC1 pairs a new Danish colocation facility with grid-responsive power management, testing whether flexible electricity use can work alongside normal data-centre operations.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated illustration of the Meta-BlackRock Sopaipilla data-centre project showing partial insurance coverage and contractual lender protections.

North America Datacenter Trends

Meta-BlackRock $14bn data centre carries partial insurance

Insurance limits cover only part of Sopaipilla's potential losses, leaving lenders to rely more heavily on Meta's lease and contractual support.

Aug 19, 2026
Illustration éditoriale générée par IA montrant un serveur équipé de SSD NVMe relié à une infrastructure réseau et de stockage dans un centre de données.

Global Institutional

NVM Express: how storage became a network protocol

NVMe began as a more efficient way to talk to the flash memory installed in a server. It has become a family of protocols capable of carrying the same command queues and namespaces over PCIe, TCP or RDMA. That continuity has made storage composable, while moving part of its…

Aug 19, 2026
Ilustración editorial generada por IA de servidores con unidades NVMe conectados mediante infraestructura de red y almacenamiento en un centro de datos

Global Institutional

NVM Express: how storage became a network protocol

NVMe began as a more efficient way to communicate with flash memory installed inside a server. It became a family of protocols capable of carrying the same queue, controller and namespace model over PCIe, TCP or RDMA. That continuity enabled capacity to be disaggregated, but…

Aug 19, 2026
NVM Express: How storage became a network protocol

Global Institutional

NVM Express: How storage became a network protocol

NVMe began as a more efficient language for flash storage in the server. It became a protocol family that carries the same model of queues, controllers and namespaces over PCIe, TCP or RDMA. That continuity made storage composable but shifted complexity into the fabric, firmware…

Aug 19, 2026
AI生成编辑插图,展示NVMe SSD服务器、网络交换机与数据中心存储节点互联,代表NVMe over Fabrics架构

Global Institutional

NVM Express: How storage became a network protocol

NVMe began as a more efficient protocol for accessing flash inside servers and developed into a family of standards that carries consistent queue, controller and namespace semantics over PCIe, TCP and RDMA. It makes storage easier to pool and compose while shifting complexity…

Aug 19, 2026
NVM Express: How Drives Became a Network Protocol

Global Institutional

NVM Express: How Drives Became a Network Protocol

NVMe began as a queue architecture for flash drives attached over PCI Express. Over time it grew into a modular protocol family that can reach storage over TCP and RDMA networks, supports resource discovery and multiple paths, describes specialised storage media models and…

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing Canadian data-centre infrastructure, electricity transmission and Ontario's proposed data-sovereignty criteria for project approvals.

North America Datacenter Trends

Ford backs Ontario data centres to keep data in Canada

Ontario's draft framework would assess large data-centre projects on data sovereignty, economic contribution, and community benefit alongside grid requirements.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a large Ohio data-centre campus explaining Nvidia’s guarantee supporting OpenAI capacity developed by SB Energy.

North America Datacenter Trends

Nvidia backs OpenAI Ohio data centre with $105bn guarantee

Nvidia's guarantee covers leases for 4.25GW of IT capacity, helping SB Energy finance the Ohio campus before OpenAI starts paying rent.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Ponoka, Alberta, with a data-centre complex representing public debate over AI infrastructure development.

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta begins AI data-centre town halls in Ponoka

Alberta is opening public discussions on AI data centres as communities weigh power, water and infrastructure requirements alongside new investment.

Aug 19, 2026
展示 PCI-SIG 与 PCI Express 如何连接 AI 服务器内部处理器、加速器、网络和存储组件的编辑插图。

Global Institutional

PCI-SIG: The common rules inside AI servers

An AI server may combine processors, accelerators, network cards, storage controllers, switches, retimers and security devices from competing vendors. PCI-SIG maintains a common interface that lets these components be discovered, negotiate capabilities and exchange data, while…

Aug 18, 2026