Alyse Burnside

1 week ago | datacenterknowledge.com | Alyse Burnside

Data centers are under pressure to scale fast while minimizing their environmental footprint. But what does “sustainability” really mean in an industry that consumes vast amounts of power, land, and water? In a recent webinar hosted by sustainable building certification firm BREEAM, data center sustainability experts discussed prevailing myths, mounting challenges, and emerging innovations across the sector.

1 month ago | thenation.com | Alyse Burnside

Books & the Arts / March 25, 2025 The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen SoltHer writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of communication and politics. Ad Policy Mary Ellen Solt, 1980.(Catherine Solt / Courtesy of Primary Information) If you ask a poet what poetry is, these are the kinds of answers you can expect:Poetry is an empty basket. Poetry is a turning loose of emotion.

Dec 19, 2024 | datacenterknowledge.com | Alyse Burnside

The AI tidal wave drove explosive growth in data center construction in 2024, with the industry nearly doubling in size since 2020. Yet while opportunities abound, the industry is grappling with myriad challenges. It was almost impossible to keep up with the seemingly endless stream of new data center developments. However, this past year also brought extreme weather, land shortages, and environmental concerns, along with community issues relating to local construction projects.

Dec 15, 2024 | datacenterknowledge.com | Alyse Burnside

This year was all about power as concerns about whether overtaxed power grids can keep up with the tech evolution mounted for the data center industry, the utility sector, and regulatory policymakers. It wasn’t all doom and gloom, however. From these challenges also came hopeful collaboration efforts and innovations in cooling, rack design, and renewable energy.

Oct 8, 2024 | datacenterknowledge.com | Alyse Burnside

Organizations are often reluctant to share details about data center fires due to NDAs and PR concerns. As such, it is often difficult enough to trace instances of data center fires at all, unless reports to local fire departments or newsrooms have been made, or customers experience significant downtime and demand explanations.