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Omdia Research
Tuesday, May 21, 2024   (2 Comments - view/add)
Data Center World 2024: AI’s growth and the energy requirements »
Author: Aaron Lewis, Cloud and Data Centre Analyst Summary From April 15 to 18, 2024, Omdia attended Data...
Thursday, March 28, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Awakening efficiency, Azure Boost’s impact on the evolution of the data center industry »
Author: Aaron Lewis, Cloud and Data Centre Analyst   Summary Microsoft developed Azure Boost, an in...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
IT Budget Forecast Tracker – 2024 »
Author: Roy Illsley, Chief Analyst of IT Operations   Summary Download the presentation to discover how...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
2024 Trends to Watch: Data Center Physical Infrastructure »
Author: Shen Wang, Principal Analyst of Data Center Power and Cooling Systems   Summary Data center powe...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Singapore: Cloud and Data Center Market Report »
Author: Dominika Koncewicz , Cloud and Data Center Senior Analyst   Summary Provides an overview of the...

Articles
Tuesday, November 19, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Labor Shortages Plague the Data Center – AI Skills are in Short Supply »
By Drew Robb Labor shortages are nothing new in the data center. Every year, the subject of labor and recruiting is given...
Tuesday, November 5, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Residents Resist Data Center Development Citing Concerns About Dwindling Resources »
By Alyse Burnside  This past August was the hottest month recorded on Earth, marking the 15th consecutive month of r...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
At the Center of It All: Q&A with AFCOM Chapter Leader Ryan Gruver »
Today we’re kicking off a new Q&A series, where we interview AFCOM chapter leaders to explore some of the greatest minds w...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Current State of Liquid Cooled Infrastructure »
By Steven Hill   Things are getting hotter this summer, not only from the impact of climate change, b...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
As Temperatures Rise, Data Centers Must Beat the Heat »
By Danny Bradbury As the earth’s thermostat rises, data centers are feeling the heat. With soaring temperatures pushing...

Whitepapers & Reports
Monday, April 1, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
"5 Bold Predictions" Summary Now Available for Public Download »
AFCOM members can access the full 5 Bold Predictions whitepaper by clicking here . If you aren't yet an AFCOM member, you...
Monday, April 1, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Whitepaper | 5 Bold Predictions 2024 »
SUMMARY In 2024, it’s become clear that AI has created astonishing ripple effects across the industry. This whitepaper...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WHITEPAPER | State of the Data Center 2024 »
SUMMARY 2024's "State of the Data Center" whitepaper sought to take a closer look at a few key technologies set to tran...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Leaders Lab 2023 | How Can Data Center Organizations Unlock ROI from Sustainability Initiatives? »
SUMMARY Sustainability programs are growing more common globally in the data center industry. Most business leaders in...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023   (1 Comment - view/add)
Whitepaper | State of the Data Center 2023 »
SUMMARY 2023's "State of the Data Center" whitepaper sought to take a closer look at a few key areas concerning the dat...

Webinars
Wednesday, November 6, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WEBINAR | How to Protect Your Data Center Before It's Too Late »
Data center vulnerabilities require a clear-sighted strategy. Beyond high-tech cybersecurity lies the growing threat of ph...
Friday, September 27, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WEBINAR | Case Studies in Design and Construction of AI Data Centers »
View the webinar and download the presentation from this webinar where we discussed the new demands AI is placing on data...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WEBINAR | How Data Centers Can Harness Nuclear Power for a Sustainable Energy Grid »
View the recording and download the presentation from AFCOM August webinar where we explored how data centers can bec...
Monday, August 5, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WEBINAR | Liquify Your Chill: Best Practices to Cool Your Data Center »
View the recording and presentation of AFCOM’s July webinar to learn about recent advancements in data center cooling, as...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
WEBINAR | Data Center Careers: Bridging the Talent Gap »
View the recording of AFCOM’s June webinar to learn how to find a career in the rapidly growing data center industry, as w...

The AFCOM Journal
Wednesday, April 10, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Spring 2024 | 2024's Emerging Tech Addresses AI's Aftershocks »
In this issue, we investigate 2024's class of emerging technologies, all of which directly or indirectly address the power...
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Winter 2023 | Prefabricated Modular: The Future of Data Center Design »
In this issue, we discuss the rising adoption of prefab modular as a design trend—and why (or why not) data centers should...
Monday, September 18, 2023   (1 Comment - view/add)
Summer 2023 | Will AI Make or Break the Data Center? »
In this issue, we discuss how AI will radically transform the data center industry—and how data center leaders must respon...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Spring 2023 | Water: The New Liquid Gold »
In this issue, we discuss the ways in which water scarcity has encouraged the data center industry to innovate. Click the...
Friday, January 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Winter 2023 | Are These Emerging Technologies Worth The Hype? »
In this issue, we investigate important issues around 2023's new crop of emerging technologies, including: Which batt...

Data Center World Presentations
Thursday, April 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Video On-Demand - KEYNOTE: Power is All You Need »
AI is moving faster than any of us could have imagined. Its demand for compute and datacenters is wildly unprecedented, fa...
Thursday, April 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Video On-Demand: 2024 Report to Congress on U.S. Data Center Energy Use »
The U.S. Energy Act of 2020 calls for the Department of Energy to update the 2016 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (L...
Thursday, April 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bringing Archives to Life in Data Analytics and AI Workloads »
This session delves into the transformative potential of emerging unified Global Data architectures in unlocking the vast...
Thursday, April 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
BUILD Fundamentals: Data Center Substations "Soup to Nuts" »
Important Considerations for a Holistic Approach to Substation Resilience After you've figured out your critical path...
Thursday, April 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
BUILD: Construction Sustainability in the AI Era »
Scope 3 Carbon Reduction through Innovation and Partnerships In the ever-evolving world of data center construction, t...

Resource Archives
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Will Your Enterprise Make it to the Edge in 2020? »
by Dave Mosley As we move into the new decade, business and customer expectations have never been higher. Edge compu...
Monday, November 18, 2019
Data Center 2020: Passing the Digital Inflection Point »
by Bill Kleyman Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of writing and standing on stages talking about this...
Monday, November 18, 2019
Podcast Series Addresses Trades, Data Center Jobs »
Carrie Goetz, DCI board member and CTO of StrategITcom, is launching a podcast series that discusses jobs within and suppo...
Monday, November 18, 2019
Six Considerations When Planning Network Upgrades »
by Robert Reid, Panduit and Pat Chou, Cisco As applications like AI, 5G, and IoT continue to grow, so will the need...
Monday, November 18, 2019
The Virtual Networks Supporting 'As-a-Service' World »
by Bill Long, VP of Interconnection Services for Equinix  An increasingly connected world requires networks tha...