Silicon runs on direct current, so why not use DC to power racks?

Why it might make sense to store energy in the racks, instead of in the UPS

Three years after an OVHcloud data center burned to the ground, more questions than answers about the incident remain

Why worry about efficiency in electrical distribution, when superconductors have no resistance at all?

Dismissed in the 2010s, the idea of running direct current through your building could be set to make a comeback

Smart coders can see the system is broken

Every Watt of data center power should be used twice

US colo leader likes to be part of the action

If you think immersion tanks are the end game for liquid cooling, think again. We hear from engineers who want coolant to flow inside your chips

Cooling systems are trying to use less water. Electrolytic descaling could be the answer

We need liquid cooling, but it won’t replace air

We meet Andy Power, the deal-maker who runs the world’s largest data center company

There won’t be room for AI in the existing data center metro hubs. So AQ Compute is standing by to plumb it into a hydro-powered facility in Norway

The largest economy in Europe is the first to experience serious legislation relating to data centers

DCD Magazine is still free, and better than ever

All too often, utility grids can’t provide power when you need it. Data centers are increasingly looking at alternatives

We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?

Taking carbon out of the atmosphere sounds like a brilliant idea. Why is it controversial?

Pure DC’s leader Dawn Childs is not like the rest

We have spent years looking at cooling systems. Now it’s time to make more efficient code

Microsoft has signed a PPA for fusion power. Is this a serious proposition?

We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?

Data center builders have to keep both customers and investors happy. That means being circumspect, Eric Schwartz tells us

Keep it local, keep talking, and data centers can be a welcome part of their community, says Alexandra Schless of NorthC

Can you reach net-zero while helping to provide clean power where the world needs it most? We kick the tires on a new kind of REC

Changes in the world’s networks turned Germany’s Internet peering platform into a global phenomenon

Fourteen years after apparent proof that warmer is better, colocation companies are still struggling to turn their cooling systems down

The AI revolution needs so much processing power, could it be time to bring in a new generation of chips that combine photonics with conventional silicon?