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CIOs could improve sustainability with data center purchasing decisions — but don’t

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A huge majority of data center customers and operators worry about the environmental impact of their IT decisions, but only a tiny number put their money where their mouths are. The International Energy Agency projects that energy demand from data centers will more than double between 2025 and 2030, with AI driving the increase.

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Saudi Arabia launches $100 Billion AI initiative to lead in global tech

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The program, known as Project Transcendence, marks a significant push by the Kingdom to develop a robust AI ecosystem that can rival leading tech hubs, including neighbouring United Arab Emirates and other global technology centers. In recent years, the Kingdom has set up research centers, ministries, and educational programs focused on AI.

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AI to go nuclear? Data center deals say it’s inevitable

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AWS, Microsoft, and Google are going nuclear to build and operate mega data centers better equipped to meet the increasingly hefty demands of generative AI. Earlier this year, AWS paid $650 million to purchase Talen Energy’s Cumulus Data Assets, a 960-megawatt nuclear-powered data center on site at Talen’s Susquehanna, Penn.,

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EU moves toward regulating data center energy and water use

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The European Union will take a big step toward regulating energy and water use by data centers in September, when organizations operating data centers in EU nations will be required to file reports detailing water and energy consumption, as well as steps they are taking to reduce it. between 2020 and 2030.

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ACV, una herramienta táctica para mejorar la sostenibilidad de los ‘data center’

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Así, con el propósito de hacer un uso sostenible de estos data center, el análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV) se ha perfilado como una herramienta táctica y crucial para las compañías del sector. Un volumen comparable al consumo anual de electricidad de 1.700 a 2.800 hogares europeos.

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Bridging continents: The role of connectivity in Africa’s digital transformation

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Amidst this progress, however, the lack of data center access raises a big challenge to Africas connectivity, as most countries in Africa have a national data center. But to build this data residency, increased data center and digital infrastructure investment is needed.

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What to expect from AI in the enterprise in 2025

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This involves the prosaic but essential activities of good information management: data cleaning, deduplicating, validating, structuring, and checking ownership. However, this will depend on the speed at which new AI-ready data centers are built relative to demand.