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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

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Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 The Tier 4 data center certificates are awarded by Uptime Institute and not “Uptime Council.”

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Microsoft will invest $80B in AI data centers in fiscal 2025

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Microsoft is on track to invest around $80 billion this fiscal year to build out AI-enabled data centers, company president Brad Smith said Friday.

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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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How cloud adoption solves some of IT’s biggest headaches

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In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) and other resource-intensive technologies demand unprecedented computing power, data centers are starting to buckle, and CIOs are feeling the budget pressure. There are many challenges in managing a traditional data center, starting with the refresh cycle.

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Anthropic Snags Another $1B From Amazon; OpenAI Joins Data Center Push

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That deal followed Amazons 2023 announcement to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic a deal that gave the Seattle-based e-commerce and cloud titan a minority stake in the startup. Billions of dollars have been earmarked to build out new data centers for AI initiatives. The new undertaking has been dubbed the Stargate Project.

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How Du’s vision for sovereign cloud and AI will transform UAE’s digital governance

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Du, one of the largest telecommunications operators in the Middle East, is deploying Oracle Alloy to offer cloud and sovereign AI services to business, government, and public sector organizations in the UAE. However, with the rapid adoption of AI and cloud technologies, concerns over security and data privacy are paramount.

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Hungry for resources, AI redefines the data center calculus

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The AI revolution is driving demand for massive computing power and creating a data center shortage, with data center operators planning to build more facilities. But it’s time for data centers and other organizations with large compute needs to consider hardware replacement as another option, some experts say.