Susana Schwartz
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Susana Schwartz
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AI Infrastructure Top Stories
‘Let’s Get Digital’ Podcast: Steve Altizer, Founder and CEO of Compu Dynamics, shares how he has built a uniquely integrated data center services company—spanning design, construction, electrical, mechanical, and long-term maintenance.
AWS $430M hyperscale expansion – As part of its $35B India strategy, AWS is developing a 473MW campus in Navi Mumbai, where 6 buildings, 4 seven-story structures will be designed for data center operations.
Sovereign AI at scale: Sponsored report looks at purpose-built AI factories and the challenge of keeping data, models and AI operations within well-defined legal and geographic boundaries, especially for telecom, where Sovereign AI is not optional.
In case you missed it: Elea Data Centers explains why Rio de Janiero might become Brazil’s ‘Silicon Valley’ with more than 16 subsea cable systems, enhanced connectivity, and a largely renewable energy grid that is ideal for data centers.
AI Today: What You Need to Know
Data center impact on insurance: For major insurance companies, AI data centers are a “stress test” with large amounts of money tied up in building, constructing, and running data centers, and complex financial structures that affect transparency.
Switch Secures Funding: Switch raise raising approximately $768 million in ABS funding, part of which goes to its Reno, NV data center – a 1.4 million sq.ft., 52 MW data center that further enhances the company’s scale and diversification.
Amazon purchase of Globalstar: To expand its AI and cloud footprint, Amazon is purchasing Globalstar for $11.57 billion to boost its LEO satellite network and to bring AI data processing closer to the user in remote locations.
300MW Data Center in Buffalo, NY: A former Tonawanda Coke Corporation manufacturing facility near Buffalo, NY is being considered for a 300MW data center project, marking a significant redevelopment of former industrial land.
Pennsylvania Bills: The Pennsylvania House passed two bills focused on local zoning and mandatory reporting of water, electricity, and emissions for data centers. The first of the bills would require annual reports to the DEP about these issues.
Vertiv acquires BMarko: Vertiv acquired prefabricated enclosure maker BMarko to boost its data center buildout capacity. With U.S.-based custom-engineered structural fabrication, Vertiv can strengthen supply and engineering capabilities.
